Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Packaging Corporation of America, 4585 Industrial Road, JACKSON, ALABAMA 36545
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a stub of core at a core cutter when his hand went between the ejector and roller, and his middle finger became caught. His fingertip was pulled off between the equipment.
AmputationFingertip(s)Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
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