Aroostook Trusses, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE
| Employer | Aroostook Trusses, Inc. | Report ID | 2023053940 |
| Address | 655 MISSILE STREET | City, State ZIP | PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE 04769 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321214 | Inspection # | 1668685 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.70000, -68.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee walked across a saw and oiled the saw chain. While he was walking back across the saw, his hand contacted the guard. His finger went between the guard and entered the chain resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2023, a worker at Aroostook Trusses, Inc. in PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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