Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Blue Triton Brands, 109 Poland Spring Drive, POLAND SPRING, MAINE 04274
on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a bottle machine because the nozzle was stuck in the up position. The employee went to check for pre-blow air and the nozzle dropped back down to its starting position, catching his right index fingertip against the mold base. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation to the first digit.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified