Cintas Corporation No. 2
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND
| Employer | Cintas Corporation No. 2 | Report ID | 2024076764 |
| Address | 300 Highland Corporate Drive | City, State ZIP | CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND 02864 |
| Event Date | July 25, 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 | Material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 812332 | Inspection # | 1764581 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.99000, -71.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing an automated sorting machine. Their glove was caught while jogging the machine and the machine amputated their right middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2024, a worker at Cintas Corporation No. 2 in CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND 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 material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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