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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010552 · 1/18/2023 · Avient Corporation

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
Milling machines

Employer

Name
Avient Corporation
Location
8375 Highfield Parkway, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80112
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine to fabricate parts. Swarf accumulated on the cutting surface. As the employee cleared the metal shavings, the rotating blade on the machine caught their left ring finger, resulting in a soft tissue fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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