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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111766 · 11/12/2019 · PacTiv LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
PacTiv LLC
Location
3000 Pegasus Drive, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76501
NAICS
322219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the air ring of an extruder drum, trying to pull up a foam sheet that was being fed from a lower platform but had jammed against a slitter blade. The employee's left index finger contacted the stationary slitter blade, and the pad was cut off.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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