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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016054484 · 5/23/2016 · Mercury Plastics, Inc dba Felpak

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mercury Plastics, Inc dba Felpak
Location
4535 W. Fullerton, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While attempting to clear plastic from the die of a plastic molding machine, an employee's hand was caught in the die. The employee suffered a severe laceration to the hand and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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