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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032702 · 3/19/2018 · MEXICO PLASTIC CO.

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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
MEXICO PLASTIC CO.
Location
2000 W. Blvd, MEXICO, MISSOURI, 65265
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right middle finger was inside a threaded hole to lift a crammer machine when the crammer cycled and amputated his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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