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Acushnet Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Acushnet Company in DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Acushnet Company Report ID 2016098848
Address 256 Samual Barnett BLVD City, State ZIP DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02714
Event Date September 19, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Plastic injection molding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 339920 Inspection # 1180774
GPS Coordinates 41.57000, -71.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was injured while trying to clear a jam on an injection molding machine.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2016, a worker at Acushnet Company in DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with plastic injection molding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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