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Mexico Plastic Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MEXICO, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mexico Plastic Company in MEXICO, MISSOURI
Employer Mexico Plastic Company Report ID 2015074619
Address 2000 West Boulevard City, State ZIP MEXICO, MISSOURI 65265
Event Date July 13, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 326112 Inspection # 1079784
GPS Coordinates 39.16000, -91.90000

Incident Narrative

An extrusion operator was removing an airshaft from the steel core on an extrusion plastic processing line with help from another employee. The steel core pinched off the tip of the operator's left middle finger. The injured employee was not hospitalized, but was treated in the emergency room.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2015, a worker at Mexico Plastic Company in MEXICO, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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