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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021495 · 2/15/2017 · PACTIV LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
PACTIV LLC
Location
8170 ALCOVY ROAD, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
NAICS
322223
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were exchanging a mold. The coworker raised the mold with a stand forklift while the employee used a hand to lift a part. The employee's fingertip was then caught and amputated between the upper part of the mold and the forklift structure.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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