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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023109096 · 10/2/2023 · Intertape Polymer Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Intertape Polymer Group
Location
1800 E Pleasant St, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45505
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing woven fabric from a coater machine using scissors. The rollers caught the end of the scissors and twisted them and the employee's fingers, resulting in a fracture and lacerations. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to their little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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