Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sekisui Kydex LLC
Start: 5/31/2022

1 amputation · 2022054697 · 5/31/2022 · Sekisui Kydex LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: Sekisui Kydex LLC
Location: 6685 Low St., BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17815
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the hopper of an extrusion machine after one of the bladders stopped working. The machine started up as the employee's left index finger was on a gear, resulting in amputation.

Source

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