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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017064970 · 6/1/2017 · A&E Plastics, 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
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
A&E Plastics, LLC
Location
1620 Cambridge Drive, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic injection molding machine and attempting to retrieve a part when a flap on the machine's tool closed on and amputated her left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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