Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-05 | Lowville | Ny | QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working on a cheek plate line making bowling pins. The employee tried to grab a falling bowling pin when a moving chain contacted their left hand, resulting in amputation of the ring finger down to the first knuckle. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Lowville | New York | QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was putting bases on bowling pins. His left index finger was caught and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2018-02-05 | Lowville | New York | QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee noticed a belt guard was off-center and was attempting to move the guard when his fingers wrapped around the back of the guard, coming into contact with the pinch point of the belt and pulley. His left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2017-10-17 | Lowville | New York | Neenah Paper, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was inspecting/searching for an embossing roll stored on an A-frame storage rack. The employee was turning a roll to look for a marking when another roll on the same rack slipped. The employee's finger was caught and partially amputated between the roll and storage rack. | |||||
2017-01-06 | Lowville | New York | Collins-Hammond Electrical Contractors, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a tugger machine to pull wire through a conduit when the machine mounts broke free, causing the employee to fall backward and strike the metal racking. The employee suffered a hand laceration and cracked ribs, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-07-16 | Lowville | New York | CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was looking for debris on the rollers of the flexographic printer. She pulled the web back and her left-hand thumb got caught by the impressing roll and print cylinder. Her thumb was degloved and required surgery. | |||||
2015-06-12 | Lowville | New York | Krafts Foods Group Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee sustained a left-hand, middle fingertip amputation while starting a filler lineup. | |||||
2015-04-07 | Lowville | New York | Climax Manufacturing Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity |
An employee received an electrical shock when he placed a tool on to a hanger located at the end of a supply cabinet. |