SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS—
UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UNITED LENS COMPANY, INC., 259 WORCESTER ST., SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 01550 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a polisher when the machine pulled in her cleaning cloth and caught and amputated her left index fingertip. The machine was running at the time.
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