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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017032492 · 3/17/2017 · The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.
Location
400 Yuma St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80204
NAICS
311520
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was operating the wrapper knife machine which cuts plastic wrap that is used to package ice pops. The plastic wrap jammed underneath the guard. When the employee attempted to clear the jam, his left thumb was severely lacerated requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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