Amputations

Name: Amputations at Deltech Polymers Corporation
Start: 7/1/2016

1 amputation · 2016075933 · 7/1/2016 · Deltech Polymers Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Deltech Polymers Corporation
Location: 1250 Union Street, TROY, OHIO, 45373
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a pelletizer machine that cuts crystal polystyrene using a knife blade. He made contact with the pelletizer machine blade, amputating his right-hand index fingertip. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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