PAC Worldwide Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
| Employer | PAC Worldwide Corporation | Report ID | 2020010098 |
| Address | 3131 Cincinnati Dayton Rd | City, State ZIP | MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 45044 |
| Event Date | January 5, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326112 | Inspection # | 1454051 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.47000, -84.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was adjusting a film roller in a vacuum forming machine. The employee was pulled into the machine, and all four fingers and part of the thumb on the employee's left hand were amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 5, 2020, a worker at PAC Worldwide Corporation in MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 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, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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