Amputations

Name: Amputations at Alpha Plastics, Inc.
Start: 11/9/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161111150 · 11/9/2016 · Alpha Plastics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Presses-printing

Employer

Name: Alpha Plastics, Inc.
Location: 10660 Fallstone, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77099
NAICS: 326130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning print ink on a roll with a cloth when an uncovered gear at the end of the roll amputated his pinky finger. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

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