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S J Transportation Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at S J Transportation Company in SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer S J Transportation Company Report ID 2018043471
Address 200 Inerbelt Road City, State ZIP SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02143
Event Date April 11, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.37000, -71.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving steel drums in a truck when the employee's finger was pinched between drums, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2018, a worker at S J Transportation Company in SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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