Friendly's Manufacturing and Retail, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Friendly's Manufacturing and Retail, LLC in WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Friendly's Manufacturing and Retail, LLC Report ID 2021032241
Address 1855 Boston Rd City, State ZIP WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01095
Event Date March 15, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.14000, -72.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing a cup line packer for sanitizing. The machine started, and a moving rail amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2021, a worker at Friendly's Manufacturing and Retail, LLC in WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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