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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065990 · 6/29/2017 · Silgan Containers Manufacturing 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
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Machine and appliance parts, unspecified

Employer

Name
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation
Location
135 National Rd., EDISON, NEW JERSEY, 08817
NAICS
332431
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a 25-pound cup conveyor part from a storage rack when he lost control of the part and it fell, crushing his finger between the part and the rack. He suffered a left index finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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