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Metalico Rochester

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Metalico Rochester in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Metalico Rochester Report ID 2022053889
Address 1515 Scottsville Road City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14623
Event Date May 5, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.10000, -77.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a stationary alligator shear to cut scrap metal when his right index finger got caught between a piece of brass and the base of the shear, resulting in a partial amputation of the distal tip of the finger.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2022, a worker at Metalico Rochester in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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