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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015053118 · 5/22/2015 · Catalent

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Catalent
Location
2725 Scherer Drive North, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33716
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an actuator valve for an R&D project. He activated the valve, which opened it. When he then deactivated the valve, he did not remove his finger, and the valve caught his fingertip. He pulled his finger away, removing the pinky fingertip skin on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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