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A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc. in SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc. Report ID 20171211443
Address 64 Mill St City, State ZIP SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 01550
Event Date December 1, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Strapping
Secondary Source Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # 1281453
GPS Coordinates 42.08000, -72.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a heavy part for an overhead crane to hoist off a machine when the part dropped and pinched the employee's finger between a strap and a lifting eye bolt. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 1, 2017, a worker at A. & M. Tool & Die Company, Inc. in SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with strapping identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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