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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098769 · 9/13/2017 · Crown Packaging Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Crown Packaging Corporation
Location
151 Commerce Center Blvd, TROY, OHIO, 45373
NAICS
424990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was using a packing machine to wrap a part in plastic sheeting. The plastic sheeting balled up inside the machine. The employee attempted to dislodge the blockage and amputated his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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