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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010244 · 10/25/2017 · Liqui-Box

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Liqui-Box
Location
1817 Masters Ave., ASHLAND, OHIO, 44805
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 25, 2017, an employee suffered a tuft fracture/amputation to the right thumb while attempting to re-feed the bag making machine. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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