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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021054281 · 5/26/2021 · Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC

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, unspecified
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Lion Copolymer Geismar, LLC
Location
36191 HWY 30, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hook tool on the finishing press machine in the finishing area. The tool got caught in the machinery and the employee's finger was pinched between the tool and the machine. The employee's left index finger was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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