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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181213103 · 12/21/2018 · Freedom Corrugated, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Freedom Corrugated, LLC
Location
595 Oak Ridge Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking 112" corrugated board for moisture coverage/dry spots to ensure that starch content was correct. While the employee's hand was on a fixed bar, the machine was turned off and another, pneumatically operated bar moved to its off position, pinching the tips of the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers against the bar the employee was gripping. The employee suffered amputations to the fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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