Amputations

Name: Amputations at E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Start: 10/15/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181010631 · 10/15/2018 · E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
Location: 2697 Old Bloomington Road North, VICTORIA, TEXAS, 77905
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was activating a barring system to lock in the position on a hyper compressor and conduct preventative maintenance when the employee's right ring finger was crushed between the barring system and the fly wheel, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

Source

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