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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032711 · 3/20/2018 · Solutia Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Solutia Inc.
Location
730 Worcester St, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01151
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee received a thumb pad amputation while troubleshooting a wooden pallet dispenser. The ram of the dispenser came forward to dispense a pallet and on its backward stroke caught the employee's thumb and pinched it between the ram and ram housing.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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