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Anvil International, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Anvil International, LLC in NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Anvil International, LLC Report ID 2019099194
Address 160 Frenchtown Rd. City, State ZIP NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 02852
Event Date September 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Band saws
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.62000, -71.47000

Incident Narrative

A flat bar was being cut on an automatic horizontal bandsaw. A piece of steel tubing was being used to guide the parts being cut into a bin. The tubing moved and the rotating sawblade caught an employee's glove. His left index finger was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2019, a worker at Anvil International, LLC in NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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