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Mylan Pharmaceuticals

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mylan Pharmaceuticals in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Mylan Pharmaceuticals Report ID 2015129353
Address 781 Chestnut Ridge Road City, State ZIP MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 26505
Event Date December 10, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.65000, -79.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an encapsulation machine and bypassed the safety interlock. The employee's hand was caught in moving parts while troubleshooting resulting in the partial amputation of the left middle finger from the tip to the second joint.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2015, a worker at Mylan Pharmaceuticals in MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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