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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016098698 · 9/14/2016 · FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC
Location
1801 HIGHWAY 108 EAST, SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70665
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing built-up rubber from the inside of a baling machine. As he was standing on a ladder to reach the top side of the machine, his hand was caught in the cover ram, amputating parts of his left index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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