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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023032392 · 3/16/2023 · Amgraph Packaging, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Amgraph Packaging, Inc.
Location
90 Papermill Road, BALTIC, CONNECTICUT, 06330
NAICS
323111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean the surface of a chill roller machine used to extrude sheets that are fed into the rollers. The employee's right hand was pulled into the rollers, resulting in amputations of the little and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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