Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-02-04 | Ferndale | New York | HVFG, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was doing maintenance on a feed auger. The auger activated and amputated the employee's right index finger at the middle joint. | |||||
2016-06-30 | Ferndale | New York | HVFG, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level |
An employee fell while walking up an incline to the building in the parking lot, fracturing ribs and puncturing a lung. | |||||
2015-01-05 | Ferndale | New York | ASB Greenworld Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
The employee's arm was caught at the head roller of raw material hopper Line #1. The arm was surgically amputated to free him from the bagging machine. |