Amputations

Name: Amputations at Vitex Extrusion, LLC
Start: 6/4/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022064831 · 6/4/2022 · Vitex Extrusion, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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 regular operation
Source: Extruding machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Vitex Extrusion, LLC
Location: 43 Industrial Drive, FRANKLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03235
NAICS: 331316
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

During the first billet extrusion, the billet accelerated from a release of pressure. An employee's glove was caught on the extrusion and the employee sustained a finger amputation, two broken finger0, and a fractured wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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