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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087806 · 8/15/2017 · AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC
Location
25900 SOLON RD., BEDFORD, OHIO, 44146
NAICS
333993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reaching for a roll of tape on a blower motor when the employee's left pinky finger was caught and amputated between the blower motor guard.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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