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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023032045 · 3/6/2023 · BWAY CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
BWAY CORPORATION
Location
7 WHEELING ROAD, DAYTON, NEW JERSEY, 08810
NAICS
326121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking to see if the feed throat was clogged on an injection molding press. When the employee slid the hopper back, their left middle fingertip was pinched by the hopper and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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