Emcor Services Northeast
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Emcor Services Northeast | Report ID | 2019088163 |
| Address | 1165 Massachusetts Ave | City, State ZIP | DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Band saws |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.32000, -71.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of copper pipe when the employee's left finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2019, a worker at Emcor Services Northeast in DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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