Amputations

Name: Amputations at BWAY CORPORATION
Start: 8/14/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015085811 · 8/14/2015 · BWAY CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was running a compound liner machine when she saw a cover that she thought she had to align. She placed her hand on the machine, which was running, and her right hand/glove was pinched between the stacker plate. She pulled her hand out of the glove and her middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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