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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015074619 · 7/13/2015 · Mexico Plastic Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Mexico Plastic Company
Location
2000 West Boulevard, MEXICO, MISSOURI, 65265
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An extrusion operator was removing an airshaft from the steel core on an extrusion plastic processing line with help from another employee. The steel core pinched off the tip of the operator's left middle finger. The injured employee was not hospitalized, but was treated in the emergency room.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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