Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel Group, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel Group, LLC in LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel Group, LLC Report ID 20190910204
Address 110 Glenn Street City, State ZIP LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS 01843
Event Date September 30, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 812331 Inspection # 1435248
GPS Coordinates 42.68000, -71.18000

Incident Narrative

On 9/30/2019, an employee was performing preventive maintenance on the conveyor belt to a shirt press. The moving conveyor amputated the employee's middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2019, a worker at Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel Group, LLC in LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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