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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2023021855 · 2/28/2023 · PACTIV LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Scalp
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
PACTIV LLC
Location
7701 W. 79th Street, BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60455
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing plastic shards from a machine using a compressed air hose. She stepped on the guardrail to gain better access to the accumulated plastic and her hair was caught in the rotating canopy drive shaft. The employee suffered hair loss and scalp damage. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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