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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211287 · 12/1/2020 · Summit Plastic Company

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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Summit Plastic Company
Location
3175 Gilchrist Road, MOGADORE, OHIO, 44260
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air hose to clean under a thermal former. The machine grabbed the hose and pulled the employee's hand into the gear, causing the amputation of one of her fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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