Hillside Plastics, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Hillside Plastics, Incorporated | Report ID | 2015096503 |
| Address | 262 Millers Falls Road, P.O. Box 490 | City, State ZIP | TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS 01376 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | 1091317 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.59000, -72.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 9/7/15, an employee was cleaning out top flash and trimmings that had fallen on the floor beneath an auto-trimmer. His finger entered the stroke path of the lift cylinder, and his right middle fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2015, a worker at Hillside Plastics, Incorporated in TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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