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February 1, 2018 NY · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gardenscape of New York · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Feeder pan excessively leaked while running causing a buildup of material, pan roller were never guarded. Operator reached around and in to clean material without blocking motion. Roller and pan grabbed glove pulling fingers in, right hand pointer and ring finger were badly bruised, middle finger amputated 2/3 below first knuckle.

August 25, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gardenscape of New York · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Feeder pan had a rod in it and employee tried to remove it and his left ring finger got injured.

August 25, 2014 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gardenscape of New York · Fall from piled material

About 3:15 pm., employee went to a storage building to get some planks. He climbed a stack of loaded pallets to get to the planks that were near the rafters and fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and was found dead the next morning at approximately 6:02 am.

December 23, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gardenscape of New York · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was walking across driveway and slipped and fell on ice.

November 1, 2012 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gardenscape of New York · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut hand when cutting the wrap off a pallet.

July 12, 2011 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gardenscape of New York · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was standing on the bagger, and was closing the door to the silo, and he put his hand into the hopper door, and it closed on two of his fingers.

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