Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Start: 7/31/2024

1 amputation · 2024076946 · 7/31/2024 · Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

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: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Location: 3310 W Springfield Ave, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61822
NAICS: 326160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 31, 2024, two employees were working to raise a base mold into its position on a blow molding machine. The injured employee lifted up on the base mold with his right hand and was holding the support when a second employee used a metal bar to lift the base into its fully-raised position. The injured employee's fingers were caught between the base support and the mold-holding unit resulting in the amputation of their right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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