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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065060 · 6/12/2022 · B Braun Medical Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
B Braun Medical Inc.
Location
901 Marcon Blvd., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18109
NAICS
423450
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking for an air leak on an injection molding machine. The machine actuated, causing amputation to the employee's left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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