Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mod-Pac Corp.
Start: 3/18/2022

1 amputation · 2022032475 · 3/18/2022 · Mod-Pac Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Mod-Pac Corp.
Location: 1801 Elmwood Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
NAICS: 322221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a sheeter. He had pried up a steel access plate and was lifting it when it slipped and fell on his left middle finger. The finger was pinched against the floor, and part of the fingernail and fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown