Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1444218.015 - Breton Industries, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1444218.015

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 11/12/2019

Site Address:
Breton Industries, Inc.
One Sam Stratton Road
Amsterdam, NY 12010

Mailing Address:
One Sam Stratton Road, Amsterdam, NY 12010

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 314912/Canvas and Related Product Mills

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/09/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1515752	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121591.015

Event: 11/05/2019

Employee amputates fingertip, crushes finger when bypassing

At 1:54 p.m. on November 5, 2019, an employee working for a canvas mill was operating a "Clicker" machine. The clicker machine punches holes in canvas material as the employee pushes down on a foot pedal. The employee placed her right hand under a guard to align the canvas material under the punch when the machine inadvertently cycled. The employee amputated her middle fingertip and crushed her ring finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Foot Control, Foot pedal, Foot-Powered Press, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mill--Plant, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Punch Press, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1444218.015	27	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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