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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021098022 · 9/17/2021 · Quantum Polymers Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Quantum Polymers Corporation
Location
211 Executive Drive, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19702
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting in unjamming the forks on the forklift when their hand was caught between a pallet and the forks resulting in a middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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