Amputations

Name: Amputations at MURRAY PLASTICS, INC.
Start: 7/23/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015074968 · 7/23/2015 · MURRAY PLASTICS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name: MURRAY PLASTICS, INC.
Location: 1922 Old Candler Road, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee attempted to clear stuck parts within a plastic molding machine by retrieving the molded part. The machine cycled and the mold closed, crushing the employee's hand between the two molds. The employee's right index finger was amputated. Lock-out, tag-out procedures were not performed at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown