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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109175 · 10/1/2024 · Pitt Plastics, Inc.

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Pitt Plastics, Inc.
Location
3980 Groves Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43232
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 1, 2024, at 6:00 AM, an employee was clearing a trash bag machine that had become jammed when a piece of plastic caught their right middle fingertip, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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