Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2024053840 |
| Address | 50 Foundation Avenue | City, State ZIP | HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS 01835 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1745729 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.76000, -71.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was greasing a conveyor belt during maintenance activities when their finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2024, a worker at Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. in HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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