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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098765 · 9/22/2023 · ICU Medical

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
ICU Medical
Location
3900 W Howard Lane, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78728
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an extruder line when they observed that the purge was not coming out the other end. The employee was checking the feed throat for a clog when the auger caught their left fingers, resulting in amputations to their ring and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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