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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017076924 · 7/25/2017 · Packaging Corporation of America

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
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name
Packaging Corporation of America
Location
13400 East 39th Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80239
NAICS
322221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to obtain ice from the ice machine in the break room when the machine jammed. He was attempting to break up the ice when the ice chopper blades amputated his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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