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Cape Seafoods, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cape Seafoods, LLC in SACO, MAINE
Employer Cape Seafoods, LLC Report ID 2019032372
Address 84 Industrial Park Road City, State ZIP SACO, MAINE 04072
Event Date March 5, 2019 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311712 Inspection # 1384295
GPS Coordinates 43.53000, -70.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a stunner (a lobster/crab processing machine). His right hand was pinched in the idler pulley, causing the amputation of the middle finger just above the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2019, a worker at Cape Seafoods, LLC in SACO, 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 food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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