Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Durable Packaging International, Inc., 750 Northgate Parkway, WHEELING, ILLINOIS 60090
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was clearing excess material from an interfolder machine when a knife inside the machine caught and amputated the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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