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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016076389 · 7/15/2016 · North American Packaging, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
North American Packaging, LLC
Location
535 Route 6 & 209, MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 18337
NAICS
488991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On Friday, July 15, 2016, an employee was operating a packing machine and suffered the amputation of two fingers and one partial finger after their left hand was caught in the drawer of the packing machine while attempting to clear a jam.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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