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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181212888 · 12/16/2018 · Inteplast Engineered Films

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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 regular operation
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Inteplast Engineered Films
Location: 2875 Market Street, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75041
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While an employee was removing a piece of plastic from a machine, the machine cycled, striking the employee and amputating part of her finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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