PAVESTONE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | PAVESTONE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC | Report ID | 2017065182 |
| Address | 18 Cowan Drive | City, State ZIP | MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02346 |
| Event Date | June 7, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423320 | Inspection # | 1253897 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.81000, -70.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was aligning bolt holes on the turn table of a shrink wrapping machine when the turntable fell on/amputated his finger.
Incident Summary
On June 7, 2017, a worker at PAVESTONE COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LLC in MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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