Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PACTIV LLC, 7701 W. 79th Street, BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS 60455
on , Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the scalp.
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Final narrative
An employee was removing plastic shards from a machine using a compressed air hose. She stepped on the guardrail to gain better access to the accumulated plastic and her hair was caught in the rotating canopy drive shaft. The employee suffered hair loss and scalp damage. The machine was not guarded at the time.