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DeAngelo Contracting Services

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DeAngelo Contracting Services in ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer DeAngelo Contracting Services Report ID 2022109246
Address US Route I 95 South, Mile 9 City, State ZIP ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 02703
Event Date October 21, 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 Chippers
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.93000, -71.30000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were feeding tree parts into a chipper with a winch attached. The injured employee grabbed the winch rope and it was pulled quickly above the chipper infeed chute, catching the employee's hand between the winch rope and protective cover opening over the rope and pulleys. They sustained a crushing injury and amputation to the right index finger above the second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2022, a worker at DeAngelo Contracting Services in ATTLEBORO, 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 chippers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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