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Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

1 amputation · 2024098848 · 9/23/2024 · Avantor

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Avantor
Location
1050 Satellite Boulevard, SUWANEE, GEORGIA, 30024
NAICS
453998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor that involved lubricating the chain and inspecting the motor and sprocket. The employee was in a squatting position with their left arm on the conveyor railing when a photoelectronic sensor reflector activated. The conveyor motor engaged and the employee's right hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation of the employee's right index fingertip without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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