Amputations

Name: Amputations at POET Bioprocessing - Chancellor
Start: 2/8/2023

1 amputation · 2023021263 · 2/8/2023 · POET Bioprocessing - Chancellor

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: POET Bioprocessing - Chancellor
Location: 27716 462nd Avenue, CHANCELLOR, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57015
NAICS: 324110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a manual metal brake when his hand was caught on the handle, causing his hand/finger to become pinched near the brake shear. The employee sustained an amputation of the right ring fingertip.

Source

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