Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pipeline Plastics, LLC
Start: 12/11/2023

1 amputation · 20231211299 · 12/11/2023 · Pipeline Plastics, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pipeline Plastics, LLC
Location: 10805 US Highway 212, BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57717
NAICS: 326122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing knives on a shredder. To check the alignment of the knives, the employee pulled on the v-belt. The employee's left ring fingertip became caught in the belt and pulley and was amputated.

Source

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