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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025087794 · 8/7/2025 · Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC

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
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
Location
518 South Bay St, FOLEY, ALABAMA, 36535
NAICS
325991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to unclog a feeder that feeds raw material into an extruder to make plastic/polymer. The slide gate closed on his right hand, amputating three fingers between the first and second knuckles as well as cutting the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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