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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024098397 · 9/10/2024 · Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC
Location
100 Fabpro Way, KINGMAN, KANSAS, 67068
NAICS
325220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee cut back-wrapped material on an extrusion line. His left hand was caught in the material as he tried to clear it. As the material continued to rotate, the employee's left ring finger was severed, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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