RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED Report ID 2022043313
Address 200 WELBY ROAD City, State ZIP NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02745
Event Date April 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection # 1590543
GPS Coordinates 41.71000, -70.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting 2-by-4 lumber with a chop saw. The saw amputated one finger from the employee's left hand and cut two other fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 16, 2022, a worker at RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED in NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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