The Wiffle Ball, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SHELTON, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | The Wiffle Ball, Inc. | Report ID | 2024109717 |
| Address | 275 Bridgeport Avenue | City, State ZIP | SHELTON, CONNECTICUT 06484 |
| Event Date | October 18, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Plastic injection molding machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339930 | Inspection # | 1782830 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.30000, -73.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A panel was knocked off the side of a plastic injection molding machine. A temporary employee was vacuuming inside the machine when their little finger contacted a moving part. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 18, 2024, a worker at The Wiffle Ball, Inc. in SHELTON, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with plastic injection molding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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