# Amputations at Rochester Gas & Electric Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076308` · 7/10/2017 · ONTARIO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Rochester Gas & Electric Inc.
- **Location:** 6076 Ontario Rd, ONTARIO, NEW YORK, 14519
- **NAICS:** 813910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker remove a 5/8" bolt on an inlet to service a valve that was 2" from the wall. The employee was checking the depth of the nut on the bolt when the coworker turned the nut with a wrench, pinching and severing the employee's right ring finger skin to the bone.

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