BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY | Report ID | 20171010409 |
| Address | 180 New Rutherford Ave | City, State ZIP | CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02129 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Cement truck, concrete mixer truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.37000, -71.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out the drum inside a cement truck's collection hopper when his hand was caught by the blade inside the drum. He suffered hand and finger injuries. The hopper was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2017, a worker at BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY in CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with cement truck, concrete mixer truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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