Amputations

Name: Amputations at Polyworks, LLC
Start: 4/20/2020

1 amputation · 2020043620 · 4/20/2020 · Polyworks, LLC

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

Employer

Name: Polyworks, LLC
Location: 1 Tupperware Drive, Suite 7, NORTH SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND, 02896
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a ribbon cutting machine. The machine became jammed with elastic; while the employee was clearing the jam, the machine cycled and amputated the tip of the employee's right index finger.

Source

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