Amputations

Name: Amputations at ALPHA PACKAGING
Start: 6/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022065327 · 6/19/2022 · ALPHA PACKAGING

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: ALPHA PACKAGING
Location: 1555 PAGE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63132
NAICS: 326160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were sliding a 1,000-pound mold onto the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT). The mold shifted on the forks and an employee's middle finger was pinched between the mold and the forks. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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