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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032264 · 3/15/2016 · PACTIV CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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.

Employer

Name
PACTIV CORPORATION
Location
437 CENTER ROAD, FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS, 60423
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a core into the core chuck machine when the cylinder actuated while his finger was in the hazard area. His right ring finger was pinched and partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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