Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
105,991Records 71,450Employers 85,836Hospitalizations 27,959Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-11-30

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442270

DART CONTAINER COMPANY OF MS LLC

Event
Amputated, Amputation, Fingertip, Gear, Grease, Operating, Printer, Pulled In
NAICS
326150
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345813844
Employer profile
DART CONTAINER COMPANY OF MS LLC
Summary number
221442270
Report ID
0419400

Event description

Employee amputates finger when caught between gears

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 p.m. on February 14, 2022, an employee was greasing printer gears while the printer was on when his glove got caught by the gears and pulled in his right index finger. The employee suffered an amputation of his right index fingertip and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 52 M

    Event type
    2

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