Rise Baking Company, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | Rise Baking Company, LLC | Report ID | 2025054593 |
| Address | 25 Southgate Street | City, State ZIP | WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01610 |
| Event Date | May 15, 2025 | 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 | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Tools, instruments, and equipment unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1825423 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.24000, -71.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a dough jam in a dough divider using a cleaning tool when his right thumb tip was amputated by the moving equipment.
Incident Summary
On May 15, 2025, a worker at Rise Baking Company, LLC in WORCESTER, 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 food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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