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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025076673 · 7/10/2025 · Polytainers, Inc

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 during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Polytainers, Inc
Location
1400 NE Douglas Street, LEES SUMMIT, MISSOURI, 64086
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was working on a conveyor when his thumb was caught in the chain/sprocket area causing an amputation to the thumb tip. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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