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Fitchburg Paperboard

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fitchburg Paperboard in FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Fitchburg Paperboard Report ID 2018032997
Address 100 NEWARK WAY City, State ZIP FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS 01420
Event Date March 28, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Slitters, winders-paper production
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection # 1305931
GPS Coordinates 42.56000, -71.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to splice a roll after a blowout. He was bringing the tail from the reel under the rider roll and was positioned on the tending side of the winder as the tail came around the back of the roll. As he attempted to thread the tail under the rider roll, his finger became caught in the nip created by the rider roll and the roll of paper. He suffered an open fracture and amputation of his left index fingertip as a result.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2018, a worker at Fitchburg Paperboard in FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with slitters, winders-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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