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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021515 · 2/17/2024 · AdvanTech Plastics LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
AdvanTech Plastics LLC
Location
2041 Dillard Ct., WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS, 60098
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the chain and sprocket on the conveyor belt of an injection mold machine. As the employee was checking the chain's alignment, his right middle finger got caught between the sprocket and chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The conveyor was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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