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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010883 · 1/27/2023 · Packaging Corporation of America

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Packaging Corporation of America
Location
1001 113th Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76011
NAICS
322212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a single sheet down to gap the feed gate while the machine was running. When the roll grabbed the sheet, it pulled the employee's finger into the roll, resulting in amputation of the left little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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