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Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc. in ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc. Report ID 2019077340
Address 1 CEDAR LANE City, State ZIP ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03217
Event Date July 18, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1416828
GPS Coordinates 43.70000, -71.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working with a router, rounding the corners of boards. The employee's push stick got hung up. As he attempted to free it, his finger was caught in the router blade and the right middle fingertip was amputated from mid-nail.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2019, a worker at Rochester Shoe Tree Co., Inc. in ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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