Middleton Building Supply Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — MIDDLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Middleton Building Supply Inc. | Report ID | 2021054023 |
| Address | 5 Kings Highway | City, State ZIP | MIDDLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03887 |
| Event Date | May 17, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | 1531707 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.46000, -71.06000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the blower for a saw and amputated their right index finger.
Incident Summary
On May 17, 2021, a worker at Middleton Building Supply Inc. in MIDDLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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