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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019077325 · 7/18/2019 · Pretium Packaging Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Pretium Packaging Inc.
Location
605 Oakridge Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a changeover on a blow molding machine and was caught in the machine while making an adjustment. The employee's left arm was amputated at the elbow and the right hand was also amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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