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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032509 · 3/23/2016 · Star Plastics, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Star Plastics, Inc.
Location
326 Jack Burlingame Drive, MILLWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, 25262
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 23, 2016, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning out a vertical blender. When she opened a 10-inch x 10-inch door on the side of the blender, her right hand was caught between the side of the blender and the moving auger, amputating four fingers. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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