Amputations

Name: Amputations at MS Polymers, Inc.
Start: 10/2/2015

1 amputation · 2015107325 · 10/2/2015 · MS Polymers, 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 during regular operation
Source: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: MS Polymers, Inc.
Location: 2733 South Harper Road, CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, 38834
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing tape to hold the paper protector on a metal roller. The employee's right finger got caught and crushed in the drive gear located next to the roller.

Source

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