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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032411 · 3/22/2021 · American Beverage Corporation

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
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
American Beverage Corporation
Location
1 Daily Way, VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 15147
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was recovering loose straws between the roller and the drive bar on a packer/case sealer. The employee's left little finger was caught between the roller and the drive bar, leading to an amputation of 1 centimeter of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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