Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.
Start: 1/15/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021010402 · 1/15/2021 · Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.
Location: 2600 Campbell Rd., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 15, 2021, an employee pulled a machine's exit conveyor away from the machine while attempting to unjam plastic from behind the blade of the machine. The blade amputated the employee's left index finger to the second knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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