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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109143 · 10/4/2023 · Osram Sylvania Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Osram Sylvania Inc.
Location
275 West Main Street., HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03244
NAICS
336321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a blister pack machine that packs bulbs into blister cards for distribution. The employee was attempting to free stuck blister cups when the transfer head of the machine came up to grab the next cups and caught the employee's middle fingers. The employee suffered an amputation of the left middle fingertip and a partial de-gloving to the right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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