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West End Firewood, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at West End Firewood, Inc. in WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer West End Firewood, Inc. Report ID 2020076233
Address 496 Purgatory Rd City, State ZIP WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 01588
Event Date July 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Log processing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 454319 Inspection # 1482428
GPS Coordinates 42.12000, -71.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a wood cutting/wood splitter machine when it amputated the employee's hand.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2020, a worker at West End Firewood, Inc. in WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with log processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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