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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020043038 · 4/2/2020 · Altium Packaging LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Altium Packaging LP
Location
6220 Duquesne Dr, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing jammed plastic between an extrusion head and the top of molds when the mold clamp closed, crushing the employee's left-hand pinky, ring, and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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