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Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BUFFALO, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc. in BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Employer Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc. Report ID 2017054104
Address 2978 Main Street City, State ZIP BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14214
Event Date May 5, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331492 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.94000, -78.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a belt on a motor fan assembly when his right index finger was caught between the belt and the pulley, amputating the fingertip tip to the first knuckle. The belt was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2017, a worker at Materion Advanced Materials Group Inc. in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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