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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019010755 · 1/22/2019 · Sovereign Pharmaceuticals, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Sovereign Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Location
7590 Sand Street, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76118
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After operating a liquid pharmaceutical machine to make a batch, an employee began to disassemble the machine for cleaning. The employee placed a towel in the machine, which sucked in the towel and the employee's left hand. The employee sustained a partial left index fingertip amputation. The machine was not turned off and was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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