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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096923 · 9/21/2015 · Genpak, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Genpak, LLC
Location
26 Republic Plaza, MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10940
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a mold cart into a thermoformer for a different product. The employee was pushing the cart from the side when the cart rolled and caught the employee's fingertip between the thermoformer framing and the cart, amputating the right index fingertip (full nail removed).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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