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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109634 · 10/9/2020 · Rogers Foam Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rogers Foam Corporation
Location
20 Vernon St., SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02145
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a foam profile machine. As the employee attempted to remove a piece of foam from within the profile machine their finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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