Amputations

Name: Amputations at MPM Silicons LLC
Start: 4/28/2016

1 amputation · 2016043532 · 4/28/2016 · MPM Silicons LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: MPM Silicons LLC
Location: 10851 Energy Highway, FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26146
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 28, 2016, at approximately 1:10 p.m., a maintenance employee was repairing a thin film evaporator machine. While he was removing the rotor assembly, his left middle finger was pinched between a nut and metal belt sheave, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown