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CAPE COD POTATO CHIPS

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CAPE COD POTATO CHIPS in HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer CAPE COD POTATO CHIPS Report ID 2019088739
Address 100 BREEDS HILL ROAD City, State ZIP HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS 02601
Event Date August 22, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.68000, -70.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stopping a fan belt when his finger was caught between the fan belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2019, a worker at CAPE COD POTATO CHIPS in HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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