Unified Door and Hardware Group, LLC

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Unified Door and Hardware Group, LLC in PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
Employer Unified Door and Hardware Group, LLC Report ID 2025054975
Address 5 Harbor Park Drive City, State ZIP PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK 11050
Event Date May 27, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Welding machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 332321 Inspection # 1835741
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -73.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was spot-welding when their right thumb and left index finger were crushed in the machine. The thumb and finger were fractured and they sustained an amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2025, a worker at Unified Door and Hardware Group, LLC in PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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