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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210848 · 12/17/2021 · NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION
Location
1255 GRAND ARMY HIGHWAY, SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS, 02726
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a machine with a rag when the rag got too close to the blades and the blades grabbed the rag and his right-hand fingers resulting in an amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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