Amputations

Name: Amputations at PACTIV LLC
Start: 11/14/2020

1 amputation · 20201110797 · 11/14/2020 · PACTIV 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, unspecified
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: PACTIV LLC
Location: 7701 W. 79th Street, BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60455
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 2:00 p.m. on November 14, 2020, an employee reached into an energized airlock underneath the hopper of a baghouse. The guard had rotated out of place and the airlock blades/arms partially amputated the employee's right ring and middle fingertips.

Source

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