Nasoya Foods USA, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — AYER, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Nasoya Foods USA, LLC | Report ID | 20241211952 |
| Address | One New England Way | City, State ZIP | AYER, MASSACHUSETTS 01432 |
| Event Date | December 30, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1795883 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.56000, -71.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a packaging machine when they sustained a partial thumb amputation (right thumb at the knuckle) when the cutter engaged. Lock out/tag out procedures were not used.
Incident Summary
On December 30, 2024, a worker at Nasoya Foods USA, LLC in AYER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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