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Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC Report ID 20191010376
Address 40 Herman Melville Boulevard City, State ZIP NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02740
Event Date October 3, 2019 Outcome 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424460 Inspection # 1438306
GPS Coordinates 41.64000, -70.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that removes the heads of fish when the blade cut the employee's right pinky finger, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 3, 2019, a worker at Blue Harvest Fisheries, LLC in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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