NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION | Report ID | 20211210848 |
| Address | 1255 GRAND ARMY HIGHWAY | City, State ZIP | SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS 02726 |
| Event Date | December 17, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321911 | Inspection # | 1569525 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.73000, -71.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a machine with a rag when the rag got too close to the blades and the blades grabbed the rag and his right-hand fingers resulting in an amputation injury.
Incident Summary
On December 17, 2021, a worker at NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION in SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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