The Bountiful Company Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BOHEMIA, NEW YORK
| Employer | The Bountiful Company Inc. | Report ID | 2022076699 |
| Address | 90 Orville Drive | City, State ZIP | BOHEMIA, NEW YORK 11716 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.77000, -73.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a bundler machine's sealing bar, which was jammed in the forward, engaged position. The bar fell back into the neutral position and struck the employee's left middle finger causing an amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2022, a worker at The Bountiful Company Inc. in BOHEMIA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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