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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Thermo Fisher Scientific in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Thermo Fisher Scientific Report ID 2017087610
Address 75 Panorama Creek Dr City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14625
Event Date August 9, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 334516 Inspection # 1254468
GPS Coordinates 43.12000, -77.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a loose wing nut on a conveyor system rail when the employee's left hand entered a gap between the conveyor and a transfer plate. As the employee pulled the hand out, the left index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2017, a worker at Thermo Fisher Scientific in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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