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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129290 · 12/8/2015 · PhytogenX, Inc

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
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
PhytogenX, Inc
Location
35 Thousand Oaks Blvd, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19543
NAICS
325620
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out bottles that were jammed in the filling machine. Another employee cycled the machine amputating the employee's middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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