Amputations

Name: Amputations at Polyflex, Inc.
Start: 7/25/2023

1 amputation · 2023076706 · 7/25/2023 · Polyflex, 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: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Polyflex, Inc.
Location: 720 Kenosha Street, WALWORTH, WISCONSIN, 53184
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing equipment maintenance when he lost his balance and placed his hand down to stabilize himself. The employee's finger entered a nip point of a moving plunger, resulting in a fingertip avulsion that required amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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