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Sorrento Lactalis, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — BUFFALO, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sorrento Lactalis, Inc. in BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Employer Sorrento Lactalis, Inc. Report ID 2016076356
Address 2375 South Park Avenue City, State ZIP BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14220
Event Date July 14, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.83000, -78.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the process of setting up an RMC machine that takes mozzarella cheese and forms it into a block. The employee was installing a plastic wedge (approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 in. thick, weighing approx. 25 lbs.) into the machine and amputated the right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2016, a worker at Sorrento Lactalis, Inc. in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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