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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023087069 · 8/4/2023 · CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION
Location
150 COMMERCE DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK, 11788
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a pharmaceutical encapsulation machine. He went to push powder further down into the hopper and the machine's auger struck a fingertip on his right hand, resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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