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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016088123 · 8/29/2016 · ITWEAE, 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
Printing machinery and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
ITWEAE, Inc.
Location
16 Forge Park, FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02038
NAICS
333293
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had his hand on a screen printer while another employee was performing a calibration. The machine went to park and caught the employee's left thumb. The left thumb was amputated from the nail forward.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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