OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221443658

BONIDE PRODUCTS, LLC

ORISKANY, NY· 2022-02-22T00:00:00

Event: Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Pesticide, Reach, Reaching, Rotating Parts, Sprocket
NAICS: 325320
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345823090
Employer profile: BONIDE PRODUCTS, LLC
Summary number: 221443658
Report ID: 0215800

Event description

Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught between chain

Investigation abstract

At 07:15 a.m. on February 22, 2022, an employee was assisting a coworker with cleaning dust on a machine. The employee grabbed a rotating chain and lifted it off the surface of the machine while the machine was running. The employee reached under the chain to wipe the surface clean. While reaching under the chain, the employee's right pinky finger became caught in between the chain and the rotating sprocket. The employee was treated for a fingertip amputation but was not hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Event type
2

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