Amputations

Name: Amputations at FXI, Inc.
Start: 6/3/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065151 · 6/3/2020 · FXI, Inc.

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: FXI, Inc.
Location: 976 Highway 45, BALDWYN, MISSISSIPPI, 38824
NAICS: 326150
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning glue off the rollers on a laminator machine. The machine was turned on in reverse, catching the rag and pulling it into the rollers along with the employee's hand. The blades behind the rollers amputated two of her fingertips.

Source

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