Hardwood Products Company, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GUILFORD, MAINE
| Employer | Hardwood Products Company, LLC | Report ID | 2016065532 |
| Address | 31 School Street | City, State ZIP | GUILFORD, MAINE 04443 |
| Event Date | June 22, 2016 | 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 | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339112 | Inspection # | 1160053 |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.17000, -69.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clean a molding machine when the rotating dowel knife blade amputated his thumb and forefinger. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On June 22, 2016, a worker at Hardwood Products Company, LLC in GUILFORD, MAINE 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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