Amputations

Name: Amputations at Athea Laboratories and Packaging
Start: 5/17/2019

1 amputation · 2019055016 · 5/17/2019 · Athea Laboratories and Packaging

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, unspecified

Employer

Name: Athea Laboratories and Packaging
Location: 1900 W. Cornell Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53209
NAICS: 424910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a noise that was coming from a machine. The machine started and the employee's left index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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