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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118429 · 11/9/2015 · CPG International LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
CPG International LLC
Location
894 Prairie Rd., WILMINGTON, OHIO, 45177
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting an extruder machine before starting production. He slipped and attempted to steady himself with his hand. His left-hand middle finger slipped into a 2-inch opening of the pneumatic "vent stuffer," amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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