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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KEARNEY, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
Employer WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY Report ID 20191011324
Address 923 WEST RAILROAD City, State ZIP KEARNEY, NEBRASKA 68847
Event Date October 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 326299 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -99.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing a mold to be blasted. While maneuvering the molding into place, the employee's right ring finger was pinched by the mold, causing an amputation to his fingertip without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On October 29, 2019, a worker at WEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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