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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019054814 · 5/11/2019 · Fuling Plastic USA, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Fuling Plastic USA, Inc.
Location
6690 Grant Way, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18106
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving straws from one side to the other of a hopper when the employee's hand slipped into the conveyor, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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