Amputations

Name: Amputations at Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
Start: 7/30/2019

1 amputation · 2019077762 · 7/30/2019 · Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
Location: 8856 Smith's Mill Road North, NEW ALBANY, OHIO, 43054
NAICS: 322222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 30, 2019, a mold dropped while being put in position, pinching the tip of an employee's little finger against the frame of the machine. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

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