Amputations

Name: Amputations at I.N.S.A., Inc.
Start: 5/18/2022

1 amputation · 2022054354 · 5/18/2022 · I.N.S.A., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: I.N.S.A., Inc.
Location: 122 Pleasant Street, EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01027
NAICS: 111998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment on the flower pack machine when the capper piston/plunger activated and amputated the employee's right pinky fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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