Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pactiv, LLC
Start: 9/30/2017

1 amputation · 2017099410 · 9/30/2017 · Pactiv, 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: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: Pactiv, LLC
Location: 6450 Five Point Parkway, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79602
NAICS: 326111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After shutting down and cleaning an extrusion chrome roll, an employee restarted the extrusion line. The extrusion sheets were fully threaded and winding when the employee's right hand contacted the sheet pull roller, amputating the first digit of his right thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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