Amputations

Name: Amputations at Roux Laboratories, Inc.
Start: 4/25/2023

1 amputation · 2023043682 · 4/25/2023 · Roux Laboratories, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: Roux Laboratories, Inc.
Location: 5344 Overmyer Dr., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
NAICS: 325620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 25, 2023, an employee was using a machine that fills sachets with hair care products. The blade activated while she was feeding film into the cutting area and amputated her right middle fingertip without bone loss and lacerated her right index finger.

Source

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