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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010706 · 1/26/2021 · FIRST CHOICE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC

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

Employer

Name
FIRST CHOICE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC
Location
1501 W. State St., FREMONT, OHIO, 43420
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working as a packer on the thermal folding floor. A plastic blister fell down into a stacker. The employee went to get the fallen plastic blister when their left middle finger was pinched between two pieces of the stacker resulting in amputation of the fingertip to the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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