QuidelOrtho Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
| Employer | QuidelOrtho Corporation | Report ID | 2025010792 |
| Address | 513 Technology Boulevard | City, State ZIP | ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14626 |
| Event Date | January 25, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325413 | Inspection # | 1813477 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.19000, -77.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was installing back bolts onto the motor housing on a machine and contacted the motor belt, resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 25, 2025, a worker at QuidelOrtho Corporation in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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