Electro Switch

Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Electro Switch in WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Electro Switch Report ID 2025054607
Address 180 King Ave City, State ZIP WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02188
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 unspecified Source of Injury Bending, crimping machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 334419 Inspection # 1825386
GPS Coordinates 42.21000, -70.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repositioning a wire that would not advance in a crimping machine when the machine closed on her right index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2025, a worker at Electro Switch in WEYMOUTH, 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 unspecified, with bending, crimping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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