Amputations

Name: Amputations at PACTIV LLC
Start: 11/10/2018

1 amputation · 20181111607 · 11/10/2018 · PACTIV LLC

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: PACTIV LLC
Location: 8170 ALCOVY ROAD, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
NAICS: 322223
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an automated bagger. The bagger cycled and the seal bar pinched the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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