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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010028 · 1/4/2016 · Pexco LLC

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Pexco LLC
Location
764 South Athol Road, ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS, 01331
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was performing maintenance on a cutter machine, replacing the drive gear and motor belt. As the employee was adjusting the belt, the machine cycled and rotated the flywheel. Two bolts on the side of the flywheel caught the employee's right hand, crushing and lacerating the index fingertip and damaging the middle fingernail. The right index fingertip was surgically amputated just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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