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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019044399 · 4/12/2019 · IntegriCo Composites

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
IntegriCo Composites
Location
108 Inducto Way, SAREPTA, LOUISIANA, 71071
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance tech was cleaning a piping system (piping from granulator D) and amputated his left thumb. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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