OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221437965
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS DBA DART CONTAINER CORPORATION
CHICAGO, IL·
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
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 754
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