SIDNEY, OHIO—
Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ivex Protective Packaging Inc., 2600 Campbell Rd., SIDNEY, OHIO 45365 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
On June 5, 2022, an employee was unloading a truck when they fell between the truck and a dock plate that was positioned upward. The employee suffered internal bleeding and a contusion on their left leg that required hospitalization.
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SIDNEY, OHIO—
IVEX Protective Packaging Inc.
An employee was working at the outfeed side of a winder machine. As he was making a cut with a box knife under an 18-inch drive roller, he was caught between the large drive roller and the small drive roller. His right arm was pulled in up to the shoulder. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
SIDNEY, OHIO—
Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.
On January 15, 2021, an employee pulled a machine's exit conveyor away from the machine while attempting to unjam plastic from behind the blade of the machine. The blade amputated the employee's left index finger to the second knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
SIDNEY, OHIO—
Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.
On October 6, 2020, an employee was operating a bagger machine. As the employee was getting a bag, the moving cutter knife amputated the tuft of the employee's right index finger.
SIDNEY, OHIO—
Ivex Protective Packaging Inc.
On November 28, 2017, an employee was attempting to remove a jam from a bubble manufacturing machine when the employee's right ring finger was caught and lacerated in the drive chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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