Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New England Ice Cream Corporation, 222 Mansfield Avenue, NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02766
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was picking orders in a freezer warehouse. He developed frostbite in both middle fingers; the right middle finger was partially medically amputated. The incident occurred during a training activity.
An employee had been putting product away in a freezer kept at negative 10-degrees Fahrenheit. At the end of their shift the employee had pain and discoloration in their feet and toes. The employee was hospitalized with frostbite in both of their big toes.
An employee was working during a cold weather event to break ice from water troughs for calves. The employee suffered frostbite in his fingers, resulting in surgical amputations to six fingers.
An employee was repairing de-icing trucks and equipment and connecting diagnostic equipment to the machinery. The employee developed blisters on both hands and was hospitalized for frostbite.
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An employee was operating a brake press to flatten a piece of metal when their left hand contacted the die on the brake press, resulting in amputations of the middle and ring fingers at the second joint.
While dispensing icing into a container, an employee went to unclog some of the material from a mixer. A rotating shaft inside the mixer caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
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An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
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