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Reitil LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Reitil LLC in FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Reitil LLC Report ID 2016065477
Address 180 Authority Dr City, State ZIP FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS 01420
Event Date June 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1156719
GPS Coordinates 42.55000, -71.85000

Incident Narrative

On 6/20/16, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was cleaning an injection molding machine when a coworker turned on the machine, causing a rod to puncture the employee's chest and lung.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2016, a worker at Reitil LLC in FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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