Amputations

Name: Amputations at Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc.
Start: 9/12/2023

1 amputation · 2023098413 · 9/12/2023 · Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name: Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc.
Location: 508 Boston Turnpike, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
NAICS: 314999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 12, 2023, at 9:20 AM, an employee was feeding material through a machine. A roll of material fell from above and crushed his right little finger between the pole and the ledge of the table. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the finger, below the nail line but above the knuckle.

Source

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