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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015031098 · 3/10/2015 · PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP.
Location
3435 OLD OAKWOOD ROAD, OAKWOOD, GEORGIA, 30566
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's left third and fourth digits were amputated while removing a jam from an extrusion line shear.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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