Amputations

Name: Amputations at Berry Global, Inc.
Start: 10/5/2017

1 amputation · 2017109565 · 10/5/2017 · Berry Global, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Presses-printing

Employer

Name: Berry Global, Inc.
Location: 1500 Milton Avenue, SOLVAY, NEW YORK, 13209
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the process of performing a plate change on a printing press when a locking strut failed, causing a color head to drop. The color head struck the employee's right-hand third digit, causing a distal phalanx fracture and fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown