Amputations

Name: Amputations at Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc.
Start: 4/30/2017

1 amputation · 2017043805 · 4/30/2017 · Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc.
Location: 39 Perry Ave, ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, 02703
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inserting a metal spacer between two roll supports when the rolls closed hydraulically, crushing and amputating the tip of his right thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown