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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021823 · 2/25/2020 · TEKNI-PLEX, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
TEKNI-PLEX, INC.
Location
252 Hosea Rd., LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30046
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the former machine and crushed three fingers on their right hand. Two fingertips were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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