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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099310 · 9/9/2018 · Graham Packaging PET Technologies, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Graham Packaging PET Technologies, Inc.
Location
1225 Castle Drive, MASON, OHIO, 45040
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up waste plastic under a manufacturing line. A sprocket pinch point caught the employee's left ring finger, causing an amputation of the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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