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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241211321 · 12/8/2024 · Convestro Newark Compounding Facility

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Screws

Employer

Name
Convestro Newark Compounding Facility
Location
1111 O'Neil Drive, HEBRON, OHIO, 43025
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inserting a large screw into the barrel of an extruder. The screw moved into the barrel unexpectedly, and the employee's little finger was caught between the screw and the barrel resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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