Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Beverage Corporation, 1 Daily Way, VERONA, PENNSYLVANIA 15147
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was recovering loose straws between the roller and the drive bar on a packer/case sealer. The employee's left little finger was caught between the roller and the drive bar, leading to an amputation of 1 centimeter of the fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Sealing, stapling machinery
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