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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010027 · 1/3/2022 · Graham Packaging Company LP

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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, n.e.c.
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
Graham Packaging Company LP
Location
13300 Interstate Drive, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to start up a plastic blow molder machine. During startup, the employee removed molten plastic from the die head. While reaching for the molten plastic, the employee's left hand was caught between two mold halves, resulting in the amputation of their left thumb and index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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