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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171010382 · 10/30/2017 · Curtis Packaging Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Curtis Packaging Corporation
Location
44 Berkshire Rd, SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT, 06482
NAICS
323111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was responding to a machine which was not functioning. The employee pulled the drive belt to move the mechanism and the equipment started, pinching and amputating the employee's right thumb between the belt and pulley.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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