Amputations

Name: Amputations at Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC
Start: 12/8/2016

1 amputation · 20161211468 · 12/8/2016 · Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name: Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC
Location: 100 S. Fabpro Way, KINGMAN, KANSAS, 67068
NAICS: 314991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing a winder machine to start a new spool of twine. When she started the machine, it caught and damaged her right index fingertip, requiring surgical amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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