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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010933 · 1/25/2019 · SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION

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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION
Location
#2 INDUSTRIAL PARK, FLORA, ILLINOIS, 62839
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At approximately 11:00 p.m., on 1/25/2019, an employee pulled a bottle from a running machine for a required quality check and caught his left index finger in the machine resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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