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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023076201 · 7/12/2023 · Interstate Container Reading LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Interstate Container Reading LLC
Location
100 Grace Street, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19611
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a box bundler machine. As the employee picked up a box, the conveyor began moving forward, catching the employee's left hand and amputating their middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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