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Hardwood Products Company, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GUILFORD, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hardwood Products Company, LLC in GUILFORD, MAINE
Employer Hardwood Products Company, LLC Report ID 20181213051
Address 31 School Street City, State ZIP GUILFORD, MAINE 04443
Event Date December 20, 2018 Outcome 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 339112 Inspection # 1367842
GPS Coordinates 45.16000, -69.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a vision sorter. While the employee was retrieving paper under the machine, the belt and pulley amputated the employee's left index finger above the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2018, a worker at Hardwood Products Company, LLC in GUILFORD, MAINE 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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