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Packaging Corporation of America

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packaging Corporation of America in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Employer Packaging Corporation of America Report ID 2016053686
Address 5501 Brighton Blvd City, State ZIP COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO 80022
Event Date May 2, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.80000, -104.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee received a partial amputation of the left middle finger when it was pinched between two wood blocks used as braces while attempting to use a pallet jack to lift a paper roll out of the corrugator.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2016, a worker at Packaging Corporation of America in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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