← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024098845 · 9/23/2024 · Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Paper production machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was helping to guide the chuck of the core onto the paper reel when their left thumb became caught between the re-reeler and the paper core, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown