Amputations

Name: Amputations at Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Start: 6/2/2017

1 amputation · 2017065011 · 6/2/2017 · Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

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: Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Location: 3310 W Springfield Ave, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822
NAICS: 561910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from a paddle conveyor when the machine cycled and smashed his left hand. His left middle finger had to be surgically amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown