Amputations

Name: Amputations at VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Start: 12/8/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211220 · 12/8/2023 · VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Location: 1 Harbour St., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02210
NAICS: 325412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 8, 2023, an employee was disassembling a roller compactor when their fingers were struck by the release of a valve. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

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