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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043233 · 4/12/2023 · PROCTER & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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, unspecified
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
PROCTER & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS
Location
14484 STATE HIGHWAY 177, JACKSON, MISSOURI, 63755
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working with an actuator in a valve for a glue system. The pneumatic three-way valve activated while the employee was checking the orientation of the ball valve. The employee's left index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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