DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2018-04-12West GreenwichRhode IslandAMGEN 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.
2017-08-09West GreenwichRhode IslandImmunex Rhode Island CorporationFingertip(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.