B.D. Grass & Sons, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — BLAINE, MAINE
| Employer | B.D. Grass & Sons, LLC | Report ID | 2024098888 |
| Address | 117 Grass Road | City, State ZIP | BLAINE, MAINE 04734 |
| Event Date | September 23, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 111211 | Inspection # | 1779707 |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.48000, -67.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jammed conveyor belt and sustained an amputation of her middle and ring fingers at the third knuckle.
Incident Summary
On September 23, 2024, a worker at B.D. Grass & Sons, LLC in BLAINE, MAINE suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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