Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EARTH CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging | Report ID | 2017021630 |
| Address | 13333 Lakefront Drive | City, State ZIP | EARTH CITY, MISSOURI 63045 |
| Event Date | February 19, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1212625 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.77000, -90.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to dislodge a bottle from the bottling scrambler machine when the machine's belt amputated his ring fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On February 19, 2017, a worker at Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging in EARTH CITY, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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