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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024076268 · 7/11/2024 · GCP Laboratories, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Product labeling machinery
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
GCP Laboratories, Inc
Location
3600 25th Avenue, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 39501
NAICS
334516
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting the tension of a belt on the motor of a labeler machine when his right index finger got caught in a pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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