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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109465 · 10/5/2020 · Akorn, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Akorn, Inc.
Location
72 Veronica Avenue, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, 08873
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While cleaning a tube filling machine, an employee suffered a partial amputation on a left-hand finger when the machine was jogged.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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