Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Green Bay Packaging, 633 Pleasant Ave, GENEVA, OHIO 44041
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee was cleaning parts inside a machine that makes boxes. She went to grab a piece of material when while the chain and sprocket was being manually moved and her left index finger was caught in the mechanism. The employee's fingertip was amputated with bone loss. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Other special process machinery n.e.c.
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