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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043567 · 4/24/2024 · Gourmet Specialty Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Gourmet Specialty Foods
Location
100 Willow Street, NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01845
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sealing food with a film sealing machine when it jammed. The employee suffered three finger amputations while trying to straighten the film.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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