Sig Sauer, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Sig Sauer, Inc | Report ID | 2023098148 |
| Address | SIG Sauer Inc. - Rochester, 7 Amarosa Dr. | City, State ZIP | ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03868 |
| Event Date | September 5, 2023 | Outcome | 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 | Drilling machines, drilling augers |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-power not determined | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332994 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.34000, -70.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the bit on a horizontal gun drill. The wrench slipped while tightening a collet and the employee's left little finger was fractured and partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 5, 2023, a worker at Sig Sauer, 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 drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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