Jaeger USA, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Jaeger USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2022086798 |
| Address | 104, Pickering Road | City, State ZIP | ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03867 |
| Event Date | August 2, 2022 | 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 | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313320 | Inspection # | 1613992 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.26000, -70.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loosening a hex nut on the coating head of the machine to replace it. The employee dropped the adjustable wrench he was using and it fell onto the rollers of the machine. Upon reaching for the wrench, his finger was pulled into the machine and pinched between the rollers and a strip of steel. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On August 2, 2022, a worker at Jaeger USA, Inc. in ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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