The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, May 24th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Woburn, MA which had occured previously at Vibration And Shock Technologies, Llc. A 39 year old Technician had been injured when the employee's thumb was amputated when drop test equipment falls
Accident Date2017-05-16
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 8:30 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was working with drop tester equipment and removing pads. While using the tester equipment in "Auto Drop" mode, one of the employee's thumbs was amputated when the equipment cycled.