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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015021309 · 2/10/2015 · MONDI BAGS USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MONDI BAGS USA, LLC
Location
3501 Jefferson Parkway, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, 71602
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was working on the No. 2 sew line machine when a paper jam occurred. The employee went around the machine guard and caught his right hand in a pinch point amputating his pinky finger. He was taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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