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Star Plastics, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MILLWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Star Plastics, Inc. in MILLWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Star Plastics, Inc. Report ID 2016032509
Address 326 Jack Burlingame Drive City, State ZIP MILLWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA 25262
Event Date March 23, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1135006
GPS Coordinates 38.88000, -81.82000

Incident Narrative

On March 23, 2016, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning out a vertical blender. When she opened a 10-inch x 10-inch door on the side of the blender, her right hand was caught between the side of the blender and the moving auger, amputating four fingers. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On March 23, 2016, a worker at Star Plastics, Inc. in MILLWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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