Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at International Packaging Corporation, 517 Mineral Spring Avenue, PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND 02860
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On 8/12/15, a temporary worker sustained an amputation of the tip of his right middle finger while operating a table saw.
AmputationFingertip(s)Table saws
More severe injuries at International Packaging Corporation
On or about 9/3/15, a temp worker injured her finger while operating a printing machine in the Cardboard Box Department. Part of her finger had to be amputated.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee had just spliced a new roll to the paper being fed into a winder machine. The employee realized the splice would not hold and was working to correct it when their right hand was caught between the winder head and a belt. The employee suffered broken fingers. The incident took place during a training activity.
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was walking through a parking garage. She tripped over a curb and fell forward onto her right knee, then her left knee, both hands, and her face. She suffered an injury to the left knee that required surgery, as well as scrapes on the chin and both palms and soreness in the left wrist.
An employee was using a hose to clear storm drains after a sewer backup. The employee fell backward and his head struck the curb, resulting in an Injury on the right side of his head, generalized bruising, and pain in his left ankle, right hip, left shoulder, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.