# Amputations at UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231110667` · 11/18/2023 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Bottling, canning, filling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC.
- **Location:** 45 FULTON AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14608
- **NAICS:** 311514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to repair a sprocket collar on a gallon filler. The gallon filler was bumped forward for alignment when the sprocket pinched the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*