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Park City Packaging, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Park City Packaging, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
Employer Park City Packaging, Inc. Report ID 2018076663
Address 1069 Connecticut Ave. City, State ZIP BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06607
Event Date July 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561910 Inspection # 1327964
GPS Coordinates 41.18000, -73.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee's hand was caught in a machine's chain and sprocket, amputating two fingers. The machine was guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2018, a worker at Park City Packaging, Inc. in BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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