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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054423 · 5/19/2016 · Packaging Corporation of America

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
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Packaging Corporation of America
Location
499 Nixon Road, CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15024
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping an operator clean glue off a machine roller. As he was wiping down the roller with a damp cloth, his hand was pulled into a pinch point, amputating his right middle fingertip. The machine was unguarded and running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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