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Hampden Fence Supply, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — AGAWAM, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hampden Fence Supply, Inc. in AGAWAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Hampden Fence Supply, Inc. Report ID 2019099212
Address 80 Industrial Lane City, State ZIP AGAWAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01001
Event Date September 5, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.04000, -72.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting the upper part of a galvanizing basket guard when the employee's finger was pinched between the guard and hard surface, crushing/amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2019, a worker at Hampden Fence Supply, Inc. in AGAWAM, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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