Amputations

Name: Amputations at Berry Global Inc.
Start: 3/11/2020

1 amputation · 2020032305 · 3/11/2020 · Berry Global Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Berry Global Inc.
Location: 1201 S Pine Hill Rd, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, 30224
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee working as a tower operator was performing a task that requires the blending of compounds used to fabricate plastic. While operating the regrind machine, the employee's left middle finger was partially amputated.

Source

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