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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129671 · 12/22/2015 · Signature Breads, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 during regular operation
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Signature Breads, Inc.
Location
100 Justin Drive, CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, 02150
NAICS
311811
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a pedestal fan and during movement the cage flexed and the employee's finger contacted the blade amputating a portion of the finger. Amputation occurred on the fleshy part of the finger opposite the nail bed with no bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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