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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021019 · 2/2/2022 · Polynt Composites USA Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-screw, auger

Employer

Name
Polynt Composites USA Inc.
Location
71 Barnett Rd, FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, 30297
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 2, 2022, an employee was cleaning out a hopper that connects to a screw auger system used to charge solids to the main reactor vessel when the screw auger caught the tip of their left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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