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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109781 · 10/21/2024 · Pfizer Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Pfizer Inc.
Location
Pfizer, Inc., GROTON, CONNECTICUT, 06340
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a circular table to prepare a rotary tablet press. He was advancing the table with the wheel when the press came down and crushed his right little finger, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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