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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017054405 · 5/15/2017 · Rastelli Brothers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Rastelli Brothers, Inc.
Location
300 Heron Drive, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
NAICS
424470
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding plastic film through a vacuum packing machine when it jammed. As the employee was trying to clear the jam, the machine's cutting blade amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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