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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024053832 · 5/2/2024 · Givaudan Flavors Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Valves, nozzles
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Givaudan Flavors Corporation
Location
245 MERRY LANE, EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY, 07936
NAICS
311930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a valve replacement when their left middle finger became caught in the butterfly flapper of the valve, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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