Lone Star Plastics Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Lone Star Plastics Inc | Report ID | 2015031043 |
| Address | 1107 Doster Rd | City, State ZIP | PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36067 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326111 | Inspection # | 1046382 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.44000, -86.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 7, 2015, at 3 AM, an employee was cleaning a roller with a rag. The roller was in operation at the time. The rag became entangled and was pulled into the roller, pulling the employee's hand in with it and resulting in an amputation to his right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2015, a worker at Lone Star Plastics Inc in PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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