Amputations

Name: Amputations at Immunex Rhode Island Corporation
Start: 8/9/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087584 · 8/9/2017 · Immunex Rhode Island Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Immunex Rhode Island Corporation
Location: 40 Technology Way, WEST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND, 02817
NAICS: 325412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe when the chuck of the lathe turned unexpectedly and forced the employee's hand against an edge on the tool holder. The employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown