Becton, Dickinson and Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Report ID | 2023098401 |
| Address | 150 S. 1st Ave. | City, State ZIP | BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA 68822 |
| Event Date | September 12, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339112 | Inspection # | 1698241 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.40000, -99.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been operating a machine. They were testing the belt tension beneath the machine when their left thumb became caught between the belts and pulleys of the machine. The employee sustained a distal thumb amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 12, 2023, a worker at Becton, Dickinson and Company in BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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