VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Report ID | 20231211220 |
| Address | 1 Harbour St. | City, State ZIP | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210 |
| Event Date | December 8, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325412 | Inspection # | 1720600 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.34000, -71.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On December 8, 2023, an employee was disassembling a roller compactor when their fingers were struck by the release of a valve. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 8, 2023, a worker at VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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