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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087843 · 8/24/2024 · Aurora Plastics, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Aurora Plastics, LLC
Location
4395 Pasadena Freeway, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77503
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing strips of plastic that had jammed in a dicer. The blade caught the employee's cut-resistant glove, pulling their hand into the cutter and amputating the tips of their right ring and little fingers. The fingertips were reattached at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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