Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BUFFALO, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats, LLC in BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Employer Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats, LLC Report ID 2025043854
Address 81 Dingens St City, State ZIP BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14206
Event Date April 24, 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 Meat grinders
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1820772
GPS Coordinates 42.87000, -78.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning stuck meat from a grinder blade when their left middle fingertip was amputated. The equipment was deenergized but the blade was still spinning.

Incident Summary

On April 24, 2025, a worker at Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats, LLC in BUFFALO, 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 meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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