Amputations

Name: Amputations at BWAY CORPORATION
Start: 6/9/2015

1 amputation · 2015063524 · 6/9/2015 · BWAY CORPORATION

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, n.e.c.
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: BWAY CORPORATION
Location: 3200 S. KILBOURNE AVE., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
NAICS: 332431
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking cooler chillers. When he passed the chiller blower, the chiller blower's fan sucked his left hand in, cutting off the tip of his index finger. The blower was unguarded at the time because the guard had fallen off.

Source

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