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Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc. in ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc. Report ID 2017043805
Address 39 Perry Ave City, State ZIP ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02703
Event Date April 30, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1230373
GPS Coordinates 41.94000, -71.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting a metal spacer between two roll supports when the rolls closed hydraulically, crushing and amputating the tip of his right thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2017, a worker at Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc. in ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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