| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-20 | Orangeburg | Ny | Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| On October 20, 2020, a maintenance employee was cleaning a machine pit. The employee was lifting a wooden box and it slipped out of his hands. When he tried to grab the wooden box, he pinched his left middle finger between the wooden box and a metal corner on the machine resulting in amputation of his left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-21 | Orangeburg | New York | Mechanical Testing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| The employee powered down an air handling unit. While it was slowing down, the employee removed a motor guard when it slipped onto the belt/sheave below, making noise and beginning to burn the belt. As he attempted to move the guard, the belt pulled his left fingers into a pinch point, partially amputating the middle finger and crushing the index finger. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||