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Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.

Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Amputations — WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. Report ID 2019033218
Address 1 New Bond St City, State ZIP WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01615
Event Date March 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Containers, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.30000, -71.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually pushing an industrial cart/buggy by a container when his finger was caught between the cart and the container, resulting in an amputation of the left ring fingertip and nail.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2019, a worker at Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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