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Daniele International, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MAPLEVILLE, RHODE ISLAND

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Daniele International, Inc. in MAPLEVILLE, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Daniele International, Inc. Report ID 20181010993
Address 1000 Daniele Drive City, State ZIP MAPLEVILLE, RHODE ISLAND 02839
Event Date October 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1356049
GPS Coordinates 41.94000, -71.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was spraying and cleaning metal rollers near a conveyor belt that was in a raised position to clean underneath it. She tried to pull a piece of meat out from between the metal rollers when her right hand was pulled in by the moving conveyor belt. She sustained a broken right index finger and had her right ring and middle fingers surgically amputated. The belt was moving at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2018, a worker at Daniele International, Inc. in MAPLEVILLE, RHODE ISLAND suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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