Tweave, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Tweave, LLC | Report ID | 2024065077 |
| Address | 1450 Brayton Avenue | City, State ZIP | FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02721 |
| Event Date | June 8, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Textile, apparel, leather production machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 313310 | Inspection # | 1754875 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.68000, -71.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was correcting a malfunction on a covering machine when their left hand was caught in a moving component and they sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 8, 2024, a worker at Tweave, LLC in FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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