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Becton Dickinson

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Becton Dickinson in BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
Employer Becton Dickinson Report ID 2015096835
Address 150 S. 1st Ave City, State ZIP BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA 68822
Event Date September 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 339112 Inspection # 1094359
GPS Coordinates 41.40000, -99.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was threading a new roll of bags into the midstream bagger machine. The jaws of the machine include a heat seal and cutters. The machine activated and the jaws caught his finger resulting in the amputation of the left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2015, a worker at Becton Dickinson in BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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