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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032716 · 3/23/2020 · Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, LLC
Location
444 McCormick Boulevard, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43213
NAICS
326121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had locked out a plastic bottle grinder and was clearing jammed material when a finger on his left hand was caught between two blades. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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