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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018032795 · 3/22/2018 · Westlake Chemical

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Westlake Chemical
Location
20043 Hwy 51, GALLMAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39077
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a product mixer when his hands entered the stock cutter opening. His left hand and three fingers on his right hand were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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