Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-04-12 | West Greenwich | Rhode Island | AMGEN Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was performing routine maintenance on a process vessel. While the employee was lowering the vessel head plate into position over the vessel, a member of the lifting mechanism unexpectedly shifted, causing the employee's right ring finger to become pinched between the mechanism and the head plate. The employee's finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2017-08-09 | West Greenwich | Rhode Island | Immunex Rhode Island Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a lathe when the chuck of the lathe turned unexpectedly and forced the employee's hand against an edge on the tool holder. The employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated. |