Amputations

Name: Amputations at Chemours Company, LLC
Start: 5/21/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019055144 · 5/21/2019 · Chemours Company, 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: Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name: Chemours Company, LLC
Location: 7685 Kiln Delisle Road, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39571
NAICS: 325188
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was doing routine maintenance (replacing worn belts) on a bag sealing machine when his left hand was caught in the machine. The employee's hand was crushed and burned and a fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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