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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2021021157 · 2/9/2021 · THERMO PAC, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
THERMO PAC, LLC
Location
1609 Stone Ridge Dr, STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA, 30083
NAICS
561910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a new roll of film into a packing machine when the air-actuated jaw closed and reopened on the tip of his right index finger, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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