Amputations

Name: Amputations at CUP PAC PACKAGING, INC.
Start: 10/7/2019

1 amputation · 20191010459 · 10/7/2019 · CUP PAC PACKAGING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: CUP PAC PACKAGING, INC.
Location: 638 Progressive Lane, SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS, 61080
NAICS: 561910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 2:30 p.m. on October 7, 2019, an employee was trying to retrieve a crushed cup from a rotary filler. The machine automatically cycled, and the employee's right middle finger was caught in the head heater area, causing an amputation between the first and second joints. The heater head was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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