Amputations

Name: Amputations at Caraustar Industries
Start: 3/27/2018

1 amputation · 2018032966 · 3/27/2018 · Caraustar Industries

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Caraustar Industries
Location: 100 Forrest Ln, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 27, 2018, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee noticed a piece of trim tangled up on a slitter and was in the process of clearing the machine when the blade cut him. He suffered a distal tip amputation of his left thumb.

Source

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