Amputations

Name: Amputations at BWAY CORPORATION
Start: 10/2/2015

1 amputation · 2015107353 · 10/2/2015 · 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Punch presses

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the chuck machine with a green pad when his right index fingertip slipped into the chuck and was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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