Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Molded Products, Inc.
Start: 12/2/2024

1 amputation · 20241211092 · 12/2/2024 · Molded Products, 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 during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source: "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name: Molded Products, Inc.
Location: 21920 E. 96th Street, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 74014
NAICS: 326299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning rubber mill rollers between plastic elastomers when their left hand was caught in a roller. The employee sustained amputation of their left index and middle fingers and half of the little finger. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

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