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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016109747 · 10/17/2016 · AJM PACKAGING CORP

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
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
AJM PACKAGING CORP
Location
3400 ENTERPRISE AVE, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean a bagger machine on the gear side when the rag became tangled in a gear and pulled his hand into the machine, amputating his right middle finger and crushing other bones in his hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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