Amputations

Name: Amputations at PANDUIT CORP.
Start: 10/22/2019

1 amputation · 20191011001 · 10/22/2019 · PANDUIT CORP.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PANDUIT CORP.
Location: 1819 Atlanta Hwy, CUMMING, GEORGIA, 30040
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was packing boxes using an electric tape dispenser when the machine became jammed. The employee was attempting to clear the jam when the machine started. The tape dispenser blade then amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

Source

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