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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107880 · 10/21/2015 · Brickman / Valley Crest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Pumps

Employer

Name
Brickman / Valley Crest
Location
17 Progress Street, CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01824
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was starting a 300 gallon fertilizer pump and amputated the right ring finger when his finger was caught in the flywheel.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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