Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Delrin USA, LLC
Start: 12/10/2024

1 amputation · 20241211410 · 12/10/2024 · Delrin USA, LLC

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: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Extruding machinery
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Delrin USA, LLC
Location: 2800 DuPont Road, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26181
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an extruder. After he removed the blind flange where the rotary valve wipers were located, his left index and ring fingers were caught in a two-inch opening and both fingertips were amputated.

Source

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