Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at QUALITY PACKAGING INDUSTRIES, 169 E. Grand Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63147
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
A safety guard was knocked off a wrapping machine. An employee tried to put the guard back and their glove was caught in a chain and sprocket. The tip of their right thumb was severed and required surgical amputation above the knuckle. The machine was running at the time of the incident.