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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015011006 · 1/31/2015 · Inteplast Group, Ltd.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Inteplast Group, Ltd.
Location
101 Inteplast Blvd, LOLITA, TEXAS, 77971
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee placed hand into an extruder machine while trying to feed film into the machine and came into contact with the metal auger in the machine severing three fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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