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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010669 · 1/22/2017 · Genpak, LLC

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
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Genpak, LLC
Location
7621 Bill Joseph Pkwy, HOPE HULL, ALABAMA, 36043
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an extruding repalletizer. The line jammed and when he broke the line loose, his fingers were pulled into the machine resulting in the amputation of the left index and middle fingertips. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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