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Biotics Research Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROSENBERG, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Biotics Research Corporation in ROSENBERG, TEXAS
Employer Biotics Research Corporation Report ID 2020099126
Address 6801 Biotics Research Drive City, State ZIP ROSENBERG, TEXAS 77471
Event Date September 25, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 # 1495235
GPS Coordinates 29.53000, -95.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a tablet press that presses powdered material to form pills. The powder was not flowing evenly into the machine. The employee was moving excess product back into the feed frames and dies when her left index fingertip and fingernail were amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 25, 2020, a worker at Biotics Research Corporation in ROSENBERG, TEXAS 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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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