Amputations

Name: Amputations at M&G Polymers USA, LLC
Start: 12/7/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181212591 · 12/7/2018 · M&G Polymers USA, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: M&G Polymers USA, LLC
Location: 27610 Huntington Road, APPLE GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25502
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a piece of equipment prior to restarting. The palletizer noise dampening lid dropped on the employee's right thumb after the shock absorber failed resulting in amputation of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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