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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054072 · 5/11/2016 · Polymer Industries, L.L.P.

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
Machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Polymer Industries, L.L.P.
Location
10526 Alabama Hwy 40, HENAGAR, ALABAMA, 35978
NAICS
326130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While an employee was attempting to unstop a jammed hopper, the still-rotating blades at the bottom of the hopper amputated the first two fingers on his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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