Tower Laboratories, Ltd
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — CENTERBROOK, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Tower Laboratories, Ltd | Report ID | 2022109381 |
| Address | 8 Industrial Park Road | City, State ZIP | CENTERBROOK, CONNECTICUT 06409 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 334516 | Inspection # | 1633579 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.34000, -72.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was advancing a sheet of foil through the knife on a pouch packaging machine when the knife cut his left index finger. The employee sustained an approximately 4-millimeter fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2022, a worker at Tower Laboratories, Ltd in CENTERBROOK, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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