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CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION in HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK
Employer CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION Report ID 20171010396
Address 135 Adams Ave City, State ZIP HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11788
Event Date October 31, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -73.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting Teflon and the machine shut down, amputating a fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 31, 2017, a worker at CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION in HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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