Brittany Global Technologies Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Brittany Global Technologies Corporation in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Brittany Global Technologies Corporation Report ID 2015129850
Address 1357 East Rodney French Boulevard City, State ZIP NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02744
Event Date December 19, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 313310 Inspection # 1123033
GPS Coordinates 41.60000, -70.90000

Incident Narrative

A worker was cleaning the chain of a tenter frame machine. A second worker was jogging the machine for the first worker. The first worker's right hand was caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2015, a worker at Brittany Global Technologies Corporation in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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