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Blue Triton Brands

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — POLAND SPRING, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Blue Triton Brands in POLAND SPRING, MAINE
Employer Blue Triton Brands Report ID 2024076669
Address 109 Poland Spring Drive City, State ZIP POLAND SPRING, MAINE 04274
Event Date July 23, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 312112 Inspection # 1764538
GPS Coordinates 44.02000, -70.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a bottle machine because the nozzle was stuck in the up position. The employee went to check for pre-blow air and the nozzle dropped back down to its starting position, catching his right index fingertip against the mold base. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation to the first digit.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2024, a worker at Blue Triton Brands in POLAND SPRING, MAINE suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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