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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065914 · 6/28/2017 · Plastic Materials, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Plastic Materials, Inc.
Location
775 Highland Rd, MACEDONIA, OHIO, 44056
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 6/28/2017, at approximately 7:45 a.m., an employee was cleaning the screen of a plastic extruder when his right index finger was caught and amputated between the screen and the heat collar.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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