Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aspen Aerogels Rhode Island, LLC, 3 Dexter Road, EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02914
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 1, 2023, an employee was adjusting a product in the roll unwind station when the clamp activated, resulting in a thumb injury.
An employee was cleaning a catalyst filter press when they came into contact with the filter press waste, resulting in chemical burns to both of his arms. He was hospitalized.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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