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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010904 · 10/22/2018 · Intertech Plastics, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Intertech Plastics, Inc.
Location
12850 E. 40th Ave., DENVER, COLORADO, 80239
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packing parts from a flow wrapper when his finger became stuck in a piece of the equipment. The flow wrapper blade then caused a finger amputation. The equipment was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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