A.R.M. Tech, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | A.R.M. Tech, Inc. | Report ID | 2024065524 |
| Address | Crown Bakeries (Formerly Bagel Boy), 485 South Union Street | City, State ZIP | LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS 01843 |
| Event Date | June 21, 2024 | Outcome | 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 | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811310 | Inspection # | 1757655 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.68000, -71.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance contractor employee was in the process of re-installing a newly repaired machine guard back onto a four-lane bagel-making machine by inserting a mounting bolt. He reached around the guard to secure the nut and his right fingertips were pinched against a stationary part of the machine by the pneumatic indexer. He sustained amputations to two fingertips. Lock out/tag out procedures were not used.
Incident Summary
On June 21, 2024, a worker at A.R.M. Tech, Inc. in LAWRENCE, 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 food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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