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Koch Separation Solutions, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Koch Separation Solutions, Inc in WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Koch Separation Solutions, Inc Report ID 2020054558
Address 850 Main Street, Building G City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01887
Event Date May 16, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 333999 Inspection # 1476147
GPS Coordinates 42.53000, -71.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee's left hand contacted the moving parts of a braiding machine, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation (no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2020, a worker at Koch Separation Solutions, Inc in WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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