OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221455827

NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION

SOMERSET, MA· 2021-12-17T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Shearing Machine, Wood
NAICS: 321911
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345695258
Employer profile: NORTH ATLANTIC CORPORATION
Summary number: 221455827
Report ID: 0111400

Event description

Employee amputates fingers on machine blade

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was cleaning a machine in a woodworking shop with a rag while the machine was still in operation. The employee got too close to the blades and the rag and his finger got caught in the blades. The employee was hospitalized and had several fingers amputated.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7004

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