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Dunkirk Metal Products of WNY, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DUNKIRK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dunkirk Metal Products of WNY, LLC in DUNKIRK, NEW YORK
Employer Dunkirk Metal Products of WNY, LLC Report ID 2016053769
Address 3575 Chadwick Dr. City, State ZIP DUNKIRK, NEW YORK 14048
Event Date May 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332116 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.45000, -79.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a die in a press machine. The die slipped and pinched the left middle finger between the die and the press. The left middle fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2016, a worker at Dunkirk Metal Products of WNY, LLC in DUNKIRK, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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