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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109488 · 10/6/2020 · JET Polymer Recycling, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
JET Polymer Recycling, Inc.
Location
4811 Gault Ave North, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35967
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming a grinder's airlock. The grinder fingers in the airlock severely lacerated the employee's left hand; the middle finger was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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