Amputations

Name: Amputations at Becton Dickinson
Start: 8/18/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023087564 · 8/18/2023 · Becton Dickinson

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: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Becton Dickinson
Location: 150 S. 1st Ave, BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA, 68822
NAICS: 339112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting trays as they came out of the descrambler machine. The employee went to reach for a damaged tray when his right index finger was caught between the tray and a sidepiece of the conveyor line, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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