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Upper Valley Press, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — NORTH HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Upper Valley Press, Inc. in NORTH HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Upper Valley Press, Inc. Report ID 20171110853
Address 446 Benton Rd. City, State ZIP NORTH HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03774
Event Date November 10, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 323111 Inspection # 1277323
GPS Coordinates 44.08000, -72.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was programming a garage door. The employee's hand was resting on the door chain when the equipment was started. The door chain then amputated the employee's index fingertip beneath the nail.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2017, a worker at Upper Valley Press, Inc. in NORTH HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with garage doors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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