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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022098175 · 9/15/2022 · PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified

Employer

Name
PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC
Location
1111 Busch Parkway, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60089
NAICS
323111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning printing equipment. The employee's left hand was caught in the in-running nip point between an anilox roll and a plate, causing amputations to the top of the employee's index, middle, and little fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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