Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Micro Plastics, Inc.
Start: 7/30/2025

1 amputation · 2025077511 · 7/30/2025 · Micro Plastics, 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 rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Micro Plastics, Inc.
Location: 111 Industry Lane., FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS, 72634
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 30, 2025, an employee was assisting co-workers in using a hoist to position an injection molding tool onto a work table. As the tool was being lowered, the slide section shifted, trapping and amputating the employee's right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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