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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021054251 · 5/25/2021 · Multi-Plastics Extrusions Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Multi-Plastics Extrusions Inc.
Location
600 Dietrich Ave., HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, two employees were removing a shaft from a plastic sheet roll core. One of them was releasing air from the shaft air bladders when her right index finger was caught between the shaft and the core. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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