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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030404 · 3/30/2015 · US PACKAGING LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
US PACKAGING LLC
Location
2735 E. Main St., EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, 53120
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was injured when she reached into a Bartelt Machine that was being repaired by a maintenance technician. The employee did not notice the maintenance technician and went behind the machine to remove a pouch from it. The machine caught the tip of her glove and pulled her hand back, amputating a portion of her pinky. The maintenance technician was unaware of her presence.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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