Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BENJAMIN MOORE & CO., UNION AVE EXT, JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK 12095
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee had adjusted the tension on a machine's chain/belt, then energized the machine to evaluate its operation. His hand slipped into the chain area; his finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, and he suffered partial amputations to the left ring and middle fingers. At the time of the incident, the machine's lockout/tagout had been removed and the chain area was unguarded.