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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019032636 · 3/12/2019 · CROWN PLASTICS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
CROWN PLASTICS
Location
918 Airport Road, FESTUS, MISSOURI, 63028
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been cutting a plastic sheet using a panel saw. As he was picking up the pieces he had cut off, the saw grabbed his left glove and pulled his thumb into the blade, resulting in an amputation between the nail and the joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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