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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022054510 · 5/24/2022 · Acushnet Rubber Company Incorporated DBA Precix

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Acushnet Rubber Company Incorporated DBA Precix
Location
744 Belleville Avenue, NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 02745
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a metal mesh part on a disk sander. The piece of metal was pulled into the gap between the table and the sanding disk, and the employee's left thumb contacted the sand paper. The top of the thumb (about 5/8 of an inch) was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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