Amputations

Name: Amputations at PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP.
Start: 12/9/2016

1 amputation · 20161211492 · 12/9/2016 · PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name: PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP.
Location: 3435 OLD OAKWOOD ROAD, OAKWOOD, GEORGIA, 30566
NAICS: 326112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 12/9/2016, at 7:50 p.m., an employee was pushing out a bar that fits into a metal core on a line winder. When he pushed the bar, his left index fingernail was caught on the core. As he pulled his finger back, his left index fingertip was amputated.

Source

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