Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aptargroup, Inc., 125 Westlake Pkwy SW Suite 100, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On April 13, 2023, an employee was unjamming a laminator machine when he sustained a left index fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, n.e.c.
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