LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS—
EasyPak, LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at EasyPak, LLC, 24 Jytek Drive, LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01453 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was checking flow rates on a material pump. As he descended from the pump platform, his wedding band was caught on an exposed machine screw head. The band pinched and partially amputated his ring finger.
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LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS—
EasyPak, LLC
An employee was adjusting something on a rack when the rack above bent/failed, causing a large roll to fall onto and crush the employee's arm.
LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS—
EasyPak, LLC
An employee was standing on a 12-foot step ladder when a powered industrial truck struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall and hit the floor. The employee received multiple facial, hand, and finger injuries.
LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS—
EasyPak, LLC
An employee operating a sheet extruder received a laceration requiring 17 stitches to his left hand from the knife that cuts the edges.
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