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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010935 · 1/31/2016 · MISSISSIPPI POLYMERS

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MISSISSIPPI POLYMERS
Location
2733 SOUTH HARPER ROAD, CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI, 38834
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right middle and ring fingers were amputated when his hand became trapped between cooling rolls while checking for defects in the web.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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