Amputations

Name: Amputations at Continental Structural Plastics
Start: 11/17/2017

1 amputation · 20171111052 · 11/17/2017 · Continental Structural Plastics

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Continental Structural Plastics
Location: 1276 Industrial Drive, VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a tear in an SMC machine. The dam that holds back pigment was lifted and then fell on the employee's right middle finger, amputating his fingertip.

Source

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