Wheelabrator Saugus, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Wheelabrator Saugus, Inc. | Report ID | 2024098166 |
| Address | 100 Salem Turnpike | City, State ZIP | SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS 01906 |
| Event Date | September 3, 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 | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562213 | Inspection # | 1774260 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.44000, -70.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a deflation fan, belt, and pulley. While working on the fan, the rotor in the fan unexpectedly began to spin due to the activation of a damper within the baghouse. The spinning of the fan caused a belt pulley to begin spinning, which made contact with the employee's hand, resulting in an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2024, a worker at Wheelabrator Saugus, Inc. in SAUGUS, 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 machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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