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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010145 · 1/7/2024 · Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Cutters, slitters, winders paper production
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
Location
228 South Main Street, SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17362
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting the tension on the top and bottom slitters of a machine. As he was manually spinning the bottom slitter, the blade contacted his right ring finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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