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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043142 · 4/14/2016 · Dart Container 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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Dart Container Corporation
Location
60 E. Main St, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing heat tape on the head of a plastic film bagger when the machine head cycled and pinched his left hand, partially amputating his third and fourth fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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