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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021385 · 2/7/2019 · Berry Global, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Berry Global, Inc.
Location
106 Delta Place, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 71913
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a plastic compression molding machine and suffered the partial amputation of the right thumb. The machine was not guarded or locked-out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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