A.E. Robinson Oil Co., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SANGERVILLE, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at A.E. Robinson Oil Co., Inc. in SANGERVILLE, MAINE
Employer A.E. Robinson Oil Co., Inc. Report ID 2016088207
Address 56 Pleasant Ave. City, State ZIP SANGERVILLE, MAINE 04479
Event Date August 28, 2016 Outcome 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Textiles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445120 Inspection # 1181513
GPS Coordinates 45.16000, -69.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a dough press machine while it was running. The machine caught the rag in the employee's hand and pulled her index finger into the blades. The index finger was amputated from the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2016, a worker at A.E. Robinson Oil Co., Inc. in SANGERVILLE, 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 food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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