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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191010893 · 10/17/2019 · Plastic Packaging Technologies

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Bands

Employer

Name
Plastic Packaging Technologies
Location
750 South 65th Street, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66111
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift and he reached down to pick up a loose piece of banding. As the forklift drove forward, the banding was wrapped under the forklift. His finger was caught between the forklift and banding, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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