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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107788 · 10/19/2015 · Portage Plastics Corporation

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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Portage Plastics Corporation
Location
3000 Boeck Road, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, 53901
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a plastic grinder while the machine was running and three fingers were amputated. The machine was not locked out.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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