New England Ice Cream Corporation
Exposure to environmental cold — Amputations — NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | New England Ice Cream Corporation | Report ID | 2019044298 |
| Address | 222 Mansfield Avenue | City, State ZIP | NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02766 |
| Event Date | April 28, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental cold | Source of Injury | Cold-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333294 | Inspection # | 1399871 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.98000, -71.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While working in a cold warehouse, an employee suffered frostbite on the right index finger. The finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 28, 2019, a worker at New England Ice Cream Corporation in NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental cold, with cold-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental cold" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental cold injuries.
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