Amputations

Name: Amputations at Roper Corporation
Start: 6/11/2019

1 amputation · 2019065865 · 6/11/2019 · Roper Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name: Roper Corporation
Location: 1507 Broomtown Rd, LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA, 30728
NAICS: 335228
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a die changeover table with a snake chain conveyor. The e employee activated the snake chain via remote and it moved quickly, causing the employee's right index finger to be pinched between the pin and edge of the die and amputated.

Source

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