Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PPT Holdings, LLC, 750 S. 65TH ST., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66111
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee put a roll of lamination film on a lamination machine to laminate (glue) two pieces of film together. When he pushed the button to disengage a roll from the machine, the empty roll moved over and his right middle finger was caught between the metal rod and the core of the laminate roll. The fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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