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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054398 · 5/15/2017 · BWAY CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
BWAY CORPORATION
Location
3200 S. Kilbourn Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 15, 2017, an employee was attempting to change hoses on machinery when his fingers were caught and amputated in an unguarded moving chain and sprocket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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