Amputations

Name: Amputations at PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
Start: 7/13/2018

1 amputation · 2018077056 · 7/13/2018 · PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.

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 regular operation
Source: Product labeling machinery

Employer

Name: PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC.
Location: 3310 W. SPRINGFIELD AVE., CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 7:30 p.m. on July 13, 2018, a production technician was loading an in-mold labeler with plastic labels. When he reached around the basket to grab labels that had fallen off, the swing arm came down, amputating the tip of his left middle finger without the lost of bone or nail.

Source

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