Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1420822.015 - Ufp New York, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1420822.015

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 08/06/2019

Site Address:
Ufp New York, Llc
11 Allen Street
Auburn, NY 13021

Mailing Address:
11 Allen Street, Auburn, NY 13021

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321214/Truss Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/16/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1480999	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 118634.015

Event: 07/25/2019

Employee amputates thumb tip on sawblade due to distraction

At 5:37 p.m. on July 25, 2019, an employee was operating a miter saw cutting wooden 2 by 4's when a coworker distracted him to ask a question. The employee turned his head away from his work to address the coworker as he was lowering the sawblade. The employee struck his left thumb with the blade and amputated his thumb tip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Distracted, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fingertip, Inattention, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Sawblade, Thumb, Truss, Wood Board

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1420822.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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