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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010978 · 1/30/2018 · Interstate Container Lowell, LLC

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing

Employer

Name
Interstate Container Lowell, LLC
Location
240 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE EAST, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, 01852
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a miniature flexographic machine when the scrap belt stopped. As the employee attempted to reposition the belt, the employee's hand slipped and contacted the belt drive and sprocket, resulting in a partial right thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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