Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PACTIV CORPORATION, 437 CENTER ROAD, FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS 60423
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was placing a core into the core chuck machine when the cylinder actuated while his finger was in the hazard area. His right ring finger was pinched and partially amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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