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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016053686 · 5/2/2016 · Packaging Corporation of America

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Packaging Corporation of America
Location
5501 Brighton Blvd, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee received a partial amputation of the left middle finger when it was pinched between two wood blocks used as braces while attempting to use a pallet jack to lift a paper roll out of the corrugator.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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