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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221437965

DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS DBA DART CONTAINER CORPORATION

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Press
NAICS
322219
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345786263
Employer profile
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS DBA DART CONTAINER CORPORATION
Summary number
221437965
Report ID
0521700

Event description

Employee amputates finger while removing lid from press mach

Investigation abstract

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on February 9, 2022, an employee was removing a lid from a chute on line 5 trim press machine. The employee reached approximately 20 inches into the machine cylinder to remove a piece of plastic while the machine was running. Then, the left middle finger came into contact with the blade inside the machine, causing a left middle fingertip amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    754

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