Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southern Packaging Inc.
Start: 5/5/2015

1 amputation · 2015052638 · 5/5/2015 · Southern Packaging Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: Southern Packaging Inc.
Location: 7271 Highway 190 West, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet stacker when he placed his hand on a chain associated with the machine. His finger got caught in the chain; he pulled his hand away, amputating his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown