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True North Seafood Company

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Cuts, lacerations — NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at True North Seafood Company in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer True North Seafood Company Report ID 20211210648
Address 14 South Street City, State ZIP NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02740
Event Date December 11, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311710 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.62000, -70.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a skinning machine back together when its top part came loose and fell. When the employee caught it, its sharp edge cut his right middle, ring, and little fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2021, a worker at True North Seafood Company in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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