Wegmans Food Market
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
| Employer | Wegmans Food Market | Report ID | 20161110675 |
| Address | 3701 Mt. Read Blvd | City, State ZIP | ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14646 |
| Event Date | November 14, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Table saws |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | 1191889 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.22000, -77.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the blade amputated his right thumb tip. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On November 14, 2016, a worker at Wegmans Food Market in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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