Amputations

Name: Amputations at PAC Machinery Bags and Materials
Start: 4/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023043410 · 4/17/2023 · PAC Machinery Bags and Materials

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: PAC Machinery Bags and Materials
Location: 7737 North 81st Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
NAICS: 326111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when his right middle finger was pulled in by a running belt, resulting in the finger being crushed. The finger required surgery and was partially amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown