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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043239 · 4/12/2023 · Ultra-Poly Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Ultra-Poly Corporation
Location
710 Warner Street, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18505
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dislodging a piece of foam board from between the production line cage and the conveyor belt. Once the piece was unstuck, it fell into the production line, struck the rotor, and then shot back up. His thumb was then wedged between the plastic and the conveyor, resulting in a partial medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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