Amputations

Name: Amputations at POLY-AMERICA, L.P.
Start: 10/14/2019

1 amputation · 20191010715 · 10/14/2019 · POLY-AMERICA, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: POLY-AMERICA, L.P.
Location: 2000 WEST MARSHALL DRIVE, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
NAICS: 326111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing clogged material on an auger when his finger was caught between the auger and the auger housing, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown