CONYERS, GEORGIA—
PACTIV CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PACTIV CORPORATION, 1501 ROCKDALE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, CONYERS, GEORGIA 30012 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a thermoforming oven and amputated their left thumb.
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An employee was operating an extrusion machine when his left hand was caught on a chrome roll in an in-running nip point. Three fingers were amputated.
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An employee tried to close a stuck thermoforming oven door. The tool he used slipped and his hand went into the oven. The door closed and his right hand was severely burned.
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