Overview
- Suffolk County police said 45-year-old Elmer Rios of North Amityville lost three fingertips on his right hand while cleaning a food-dicing machine at L&S Packing in East Farmingdale around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday.
- Rios was treated for serious injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip.
- Detectives are investigating how the incident occurred, and police notified OSHA.
- OSHA and company representatives did not immediately provide comment when contacted by reporters.
- L&S previously received a $5,000 OSHA fine in 2010 after a fatal crushing incident that led to findings of improper material stacking and forklift safety violations.