Rigidized Metals Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — BUFFALO, NEW YORK
| Employer | Rigidized Metals Corporation | Report ID | 2024109839 |
| Address | 658 Ohio Street | City, State ZIP | BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14203 |
| Event Date | October 22, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332322 | Inspection # | 1786088 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.85000, -78.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working with sheet metal and cleaning a roll when their right hand became lodged between rollers. The employee was hospitalized with an amputation to the hand.
Incident Summary
On October 22, 2024, a worker at Rigidized Metals Corporation in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered amputations involving bone loss to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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