Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-27 | West Bridgewater | Ma | R F OWENS CO, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a patty machine to make hamburger patties. The employee was straightening a metal mold plate below the knockout cup when the machine amputated the tips of two fingers on the employee's left hand. The machine was not guarded at the time. | |||||
2021-08-06 | West Bridgewater | Ma | Shawmut Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was removing masks from the conveyor. A mask was stuck in the main conveyor and as the employee attempted to remove the mask, her finger was caught in the sprocket pinch point and amputated. | |||||
2019-04-11 | West Bridgewater | Massachusett | Turner Steel Company Incorporated | Head and trunk | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting steel at a burning table. His clothes caught fire and he suffered burns to the chest and face. | |||||
2018-05-29 | West Bridgewater | Massachusett | BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was installing a piece of sheet metal in the CNC press brake and suffered a finger amputation. |