MIDDLETOWN, OHIO—
PAC Worldwide Corporation
Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns third degree or higher
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PAC Worldwide Corporation, 3131 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 45044 on — Thermal burns third degree or higher, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On September 23, 2024, an employee was filling a hot glue tank with glue pellets when he sustained second- and third-degree burns to four fingers on his right hand. The employee was not wearing personal protective equipment at the time.
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On June 10, 2018, an employee was clearing a jam in the polybag machine. The machine cycled and the heated pins used to punch holes into the plastic bags amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.
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