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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054338 · 5/9/2020 · Axium Packaging LLC

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Axium Packaging LLC
Location
1411 Brewster Creek Rd, BARTLETT, ILLINOIS, 60103
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee went to clean the belt of a trimmer on a machine that is used to make plastic bottles. The belt caught the rag, pulling his right index finger and pinching it in the equipment. As a result, he sustained a partial amputation of the right index fingertip (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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