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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015030591 · 3/11/2015 · Elite Elastomers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Elite Elastomers, Inc.
Location
200 CR 565, RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI, 38663
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting raw material into a rubber mixer. The shaft on the ram broke, causing the ram to drop down and crush two fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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