NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS—
Nutex Industries, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Nutex Industries, Inc., 127 W Rodney French Blvd, NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02744 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a squeeze roller when their finger got caught between the rollers. The employee suffered a degloving injury that resulting in an amputation.
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