Fractures

Name: Fractures at ProAmpac
Start: 3/23/2018

1 amputation · 2018032839 · 3/23/2018 · ProAmpac

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Source, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: ProAmpac
Location: 825 Turnberry Court, HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60133
NAICS: 322220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a cardboard core on a core cutting machine when the core spun out of the machine, striking the employee in the face and mouth. The employee suffered nose, sinus, and palate fractures.

Source

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