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EasyPak, LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EasyPak, LLC in LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer EasyPak, LLC Report ID 2017021805
Address 24 Jytek Drive City, State ZIP LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01453
Event Date February 25, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machine platforms
Secondary Source Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # 1213708
GPS Coordinates 42.48000, -71.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking flow rates on a material pump. As he descended from the pump platform, his wedding band was caught on an exposed machine screw head. The band pinched and partially amputated his ring finger.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2017, a worker at EasyPak, LLC in LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with machine platforms identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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