Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Mondo Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Start: 4/30/2024

1 amputation · 2024043744 · 4/30/2024 · Mondo Polymer Technologies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Plastic wrap

Employer

Name: Mondo Polymer Technologies, Inc.
Location: 27620 State Route 7, MARIETTA, OHIO, 45750
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding plastic into a machine when the plastic got wrapped around the blades inside the machine. The plastic film was also wrapped around the employee's left middle finger and the finger was severed, resulting in an amputation at the distal joint.

Source

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