Becton Dickinson
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MOBILE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Becton Dickinson | Report ID | 2019010154 |
| Address | Mobile Infirmary, 5 Mobile Infirmary Cir | City, State ZIP | MOBILE, ALABAMA 36607 |
| Event Date | January 6, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423450 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.69000, -88.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine and adjusting the media when his left index finger was caught in the perforation blade, resulting in a traumatic amputation of the distal phalanx.
Incident Summary
On January 6, 2019, a worker at Becton Dickinson in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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