Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pfizer Inc.
Start: 9/26/2022

1 amputation · 2022098477 · 9/26/2022 · Pfizer Inc.

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: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Pfizer Inc.
Location: 1776 Centennial Dr, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
NAICS: 325412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 3:15 p.m. on September 26, 2022, an employee was feeding units into a packaging line when the star wheel became blocked by a tipped unit. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine, and the employee's ring finger was amputated.

Source

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