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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021209 · 2/8/2022 · Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling

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, unspecified
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling
Location
3505 Birchwood Drive, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60085
NAICS
561910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to adjust the weights on a production line when her right index finger got stuck between two moving parts, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was in operation at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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