Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300349552 - Nysdec Monterey Operations Shop

Inspection Information - Office: Nys Dol Pesh Binghamton

Inspection Nr: 300349552

Report ID: 0253620

Date Opened: 12/07/1998

Site Address:
Nysdec Monterey Operations Shop
1390 Donovan Hill Rd
Beaver Dams, NY 14812

Mailing Address:
50 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12233

Union Status: Union

SIC:9512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/1998

Emphasis: L:Hh

Case Closed: 12/14/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360252274

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1003631

Event: 12/02/1998

Employee's fingers amputated in chipper

Employee #1 was feeding material into a gasoline-powered brush chipper when the material became caught on her left glove. The feed rolls on the equipment pulled her left hand and arm into the wood chipper, amputating her fingers and one-half of her thumb.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, CHIPPER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300349552			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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