Amputations

Name: Amputations at Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.
Start: 5/30/2021

1 amputation · 2021054393 · 5/30/2021 · Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.
Location: 1421 Beltline Dr., COPPELL, TEXAS, 75019
NAICS: 325412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A mechanic was performing preventative maintenance on an automated plunger type valve. The air pressure on the valve released and the valve closed due to spring pressure on it. The employee's left ring fingertip was caught between the valve and its seat resulting in amputation.

Source

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