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Cold Storage Solutions Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cold Storage Solutions Incorporated in LAKEVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Cold Storage Solutions Incorporated Report ID 2018033021
Address 220 Kenneth Welch Drive City, State ZIP LAKEVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02347
Event Date March 28, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection # 1308450
GPS Coordinates 41.88000, -70.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee shut off the disconnect box of a condenser and went to pop off the belt when the belt amputated three of the employee's fingers. The belt had not stopped moving at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2018, a worker at Cold Storage Solutions Incorporated in LAKEVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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