Amputations

Name: Amputations at Econo-Pak
Start: 7/30/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015075268 · 7/30/2015 · Econo-Pak

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 regular operation
Source: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: Econo-Pak
Location: 535 Route 6 & 209, MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 18337
NAICS: 488991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee operating a baler-compactor was injured at 2:52 PM on July 30, 2015. The employee's right hand was caught between the machine and a raised bucket. The employee was hospitalized overnight and required surgery to amputate two right-hand fingers.

Source

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