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Duracell Industrial Operations Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — BETHEL, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Duracell Industrial Operations Inc in BETHEL, CONNECTICUT
Employer Duracell Industrial Operations Inc Report ID 2021119548
Address 14 Research Drive City, State ZIP BETHEL, CONNECTICUT 06801
Event Date November 4, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541712 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.42000, -73.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been mixing cathode powder in a mixer. With the mixing completed, he tilted the mixer to empty the powder into a bucket through the designated port. The mixer was powered on to push the powder out through the port. There was powder adhered to the port, and he tried to get it out using his left hand. The mixer blade contacted his fingers, resulting in deglovings and fractures to the middle and index fingers. The middle finger was medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2021, a worker at Duracell Industrial Operations Inc in BETHEL, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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