Rosina Food Products, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — 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
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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