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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024098871 · 9/23/2024 · Lutco, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Cranes unspecified
Secondary source
Chains

Employer

Name
Lutco, Inc.
Location
677 CAMBRIDGE ST., WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01610
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was chaining up a bundle of stock for a crane to lift. When the bundle was lifted, the chain grabbed the employee's left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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