Amputations

Name: Amputations at AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTIC CO.
Start: 4/15/2016

1 amputation · 2016043189 · 4/15/2016 · AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTIC CO.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name: AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTIC CO.
Location: 2739 CORY AVE, AKRON, OHIO, 44314
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While an employee was wiping debris from a plastic compression mold press, the vertical injector plate came down and partially amputated the employee's left middle and index fingertips.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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