Amputations

Name: Amputations at Polyfill, LLC
Start: 11/17/2020

1 amputation · 20201110893 · 11/17/2020 · Polyfill, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Polyfill, LLC
Location: 960 N. Vandemark Rd., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 17, 2020, employees were replacing a steel core. The injured employee was releasing air from the airshaft by depressing the air valve while a forklift operator was removing the airshaft from the steel core. The injured employee's right index finger was pinched between the steel core and the airshaft causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

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