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Universal Protective Packaging, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Universal Protective Packaging, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Universal Protective Packaging, Inc. Report ID 2023010648
Address 61 Texaco Road City, State ZIP MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17050
Event Date January 20, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1649339
GPS Coordinates 40.22000, -77.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee's finger was caught in a guide roll unwinder, causing an amputation to the finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2023, a worker at Universal Protective Packaging, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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