Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ViaTech Publishing Solutions, Inc., 1440 5th Avenue, BAY SHORE, NEW YORK 11706
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee suffered a partial finger amputation while using a cutting machine.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Slitters, winders-paper production
More severe injuries at ViaTech Publishing Solutions, Inc.
At about 12:30 p.m. on June 30, 2020, an employee was adjusting the position of books on a cutting machine. The clamp cycled and came down on the employee's hand, causing a partial finger amputation.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was working on a bundler when the bundle ram came down on his left hand, smashing his left ring finger between the bundle board. When he pulled his hand out, his left ring fingertip was ripped off.
On November 13, 2015, an employee was feeding a large-format print into the laminator. The employee's fingers got caught between the two large rubber rollers. The employee's left-hand ring fingertip was amputated, while the middle finger was lacerated and required stitches.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.