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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087892 · 8/22/2016 · CROWN CORK & SEAL USA, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
CROWN CORK & SEAL USA, INC.
Location
700 16TH ST., MASSILLON, OHIO, 44646
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to prevent a machine guard from falling onto the product on the machine when his hand was caught in the machine's pulley system, amputating his right middle finger down to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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