Amputations

Name: Amputations at Primex Plastics Corporation
Start: 3/10/2018

1 amputation · 2018032393 · 3/10/2018 · Primex Plastics Corporation

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 running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Primex Plastics Corporation
Location: 3435 OLD OAKWOOD ROAD, OAKWOOD, GEORGIA, 30566
NAICS: 326130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 10, 2018, at approximately 2:45 a.m., a temporary employee (injured employee) was assisting another employee operating the carpet separator. The injured employee's right hand entered an unguarded area of the rotary lock system resulting in amputation of the middle finger.

Source

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