Rosina Food Products, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rosina Food Products, Inc. in WEST SENECA, NEW YORK
Employer Rosina Food Products, Inc. Report ID 2017087651
Address 75 Empire Drive City, State ZIP WEST SENECA, NEW YORK 14224
Event Date August 10, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.86000, -78.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was reassembling food processing equipment after cleaning it. As the employee was positioning the auger screw in the auger screw housing, a coworker pushed the end of the auger screw into the housing, causing the employee's right hand to be pinned between the auger screw and the auger housing. The employee's index and middle fingertips were amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2017, a worker at Rosina Food Products, Inc. in WEST SENECA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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