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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129112 · 12/2/2015 · Berry Plastics 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 regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Berry Plastics Corporation
Location
7350 26th Court E., SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34243
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually feeding a plastic sheet through a hydraulic/pneumatic press set on manual mode. The press then cycled and caught his left thumb in the point of operation area, amputating his thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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