Amputations

Name: Amputations at Spartech
Start: 9/16/2017

1 amputation · 2017099366 · 9/16/2017 · Spartech

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Spartech
Location: 360 Rangeline Rd, KOHLER, WISCONSIN, 53044
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 16, 2017, an employee was removing material from a die machine when his left hand was drawn into the rollers, crushing his left pinky, ring, and middle fingers and amputating his middle fingertip.

Source

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