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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022053889 · 5/5/2022 · Metalico Rochester

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Metalico Rochester
Location
1515 Scottsville Road, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14623
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a stationary alligator shear to cut scrap metal when his right index finger got caught between a piece of brass and the base of the shear, resulting in a partial amputation of the distal tip of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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