ICU Medical
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — AUSTIN, TEXAS
| Employer | ICU Medical | Report ID | 2023098765 |
| Address | 3900 W Howard Lane | City, State ZIP | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78728 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325412 | Inspection # | 1699646 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.44000, -97.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning an extruder line when they observed that the purge was not coming out the other end. The employee was checking the feed throat for a clog when the auger caught their left fingers, resulting in amputations to their ring and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2023, a worker at ICU Medical in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 amputation.
Context
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