Amputations

Name: Amputations at Edson Manufacturing Inc
Start: 6/29/2023

1 amputation · 2023065797 · 6/29/2023 · Edson Manufacturing 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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Edson Manufacturing Inc
Location: 10 Venus Drive, WOLCOTT, CONNECTICUT, 06716
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a broken punch pin on an assembly machine. While installing the punch pin plunger, the machine was jogged, causing the employee's fingertip to become pinched between the wedge block and the roller. Their left middle finger was amputated above the first joint.

Source

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