Amputations

Name: Amputations at Star Plastics, Inc.
Start: 4/14/2018

1 amputation · 2018043590 · 4/14/2018 · Star Plastics, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Star Plastics, Inc.
Location: 326 Jack Burlingame Drive, MILLWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, 25262
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean debris out of rotary valve piping when the employee's left index finger contacted the rotary valve, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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