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Thyssenkrupp AG

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Thyssenkrupp AG in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Thyssenkrupp AG Report ID 2020043473
Address Sheraton Boston, 31 Dalton Street City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02199
Event Date April 15, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Elevators
Industry (NAICS) 333921 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.34000, -71.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing an elevator walk-on plate. The plate caught the employee's right ring finger resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2020, a worker at Thyssenkrupp AG in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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