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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043823 · 4/26/2020 · Silgan White Cap Americas, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Silgan White Cap Americas, LLC
Location
350 Jaycee Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the coater pan of a press oven when the employee's gloved hand became caught between two moving rollers on the machine. The employee's left pinky and ring fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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