Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ingenia Polymers
Start: 6/16/2023

1 amputation · 2023065336 · 6/16/2023 · Ingenia Polymers

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Ingenia Polymers
Location: 2222 Appelt Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a plastics handling machine trying to clear a clog on the nitrogen line. The grinding gears of the machine caught the employee's hand, causing an amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown