Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pro-Pak Industries, Inc
Start: 10/3/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191010384 · 10/3/2019 · Pro-Pak Industries, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name: Pro-Pak Industries, Inc
Location: 1099 Atlantic Drive #1, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS: 323112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running a wire re-spooling line into a 500-foot roll. His right ring finger got stuck between the guide and the plastic spool, and the fingertip was lacerated. It was surgically removed to the first knuckle.

Source

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