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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018010297 · 1/10/2018 · Packswell Technologies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Packswell Technologies, LLC
Location
2570 County RD 501, RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI, 38663
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually pushing trail rubber through the nip point of a calendar machine when his right hand became trapped in the nip point. His right hand and part of his wrist were amputated and he was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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