SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK—
JT Claery Inc.
Struck by discharged object or substance · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at JT Claery Inc., 100 Red School house Rd, SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK 10977 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using an underwater blaster to clear barnacle off of wooden columns when a wave came in and splashed against him, knocking him off balance and into the path of the blaster's water jet, which cut his left index finger. His left index finger was amputated.
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