UniClean
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | UniClean | Report ID | 2024088095 |
| Address | 35 Sagamore Park Road | City, State ZIP | HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03051 |
| Event Date | August 30, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 812332 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.72000, -71.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing machinery when the glove on his left hand got caught in the chain of the machine and pulled his thumb into the rotating chain. He suffered a partial thumb amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 30, 2024, a worker at UniClean in HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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