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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087369 · 8/3/2017 · Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville, LLC
Location
110 Graham Drive, SLATERSVILLE, RHODE ISLAND, 02876
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a box of plastic caps through the traffic arm on a conveyor system, which opened to allow the box to pass. The employee had his other hand resting on top of the hinged component of the traffic arm and as the arm moved, it pinched and amputated his finger. The traffic arm was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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