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Leachgarner

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Leachgarner in ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Leachgarner Report ID 2015074827
Address 49 Pearl Street City, State ZIP ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02703
Event Date July 19, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332313 Inspection # 1078591
GPS Coordinates 41.94000, -71.27000

Incident Narrative

While cleaning the rolls of a mill machine with a rag, an employee's hand got pulled into the rolls, amputating a finger.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2015, a worker at Leachgarner in ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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