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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017054169 · 5/8/2017 · Plastipak Packaging

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Plastipak Packaging
Location
4101 Pardue Road, KOLIN, LOUISIANA, 71360
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 8:00 p.m., on 5/08/2017, an employee was working on a production line when he attempted to help another employee unjam a spin trimmer machine. While removing product from the machine, he came into contact with the heated knife blade, lacerating his left middle finger between the base of the hand and his first knuckle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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