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Pretium Packaging Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pretium Packaging Inc. in HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Pretium Packaging Inc. Report ID 2015063438
Address 512 Forest Road City, State ZIP HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202
Event Date June 5, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326160 Inspection # 1070055
GPS Coordinates 40.97000, -76.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a molding machine that was alarming. The machine was not locked out at the time. The employee's hands were in the machine when the molds closed on his finger. Half of the first joint of his right ring finger (including the nail) was amputated at the hospital.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2015, a worker at Pretium Packaging Inc. in HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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