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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129840 · 12/8/2015 · Action Technology, A Tekni-Plex Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Action Technology, A Tekni-Plex Company
Location
10610 Highway 10, CLINTON, ILLINOIS, 61727
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 8, 2015, an employee working in the First building on line 6 at the fixed extrusion machine smashed his finger between a flange and a pneumatic plunger resulting in the partial amputation of the employee's left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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