FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SULPHUR, LOUISIANA
| Employer | FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC | Report ID | 2016098698 |
| Address | 1801 HIGHWAY 108 EAST | City, State ZIP | SULPHUR, LOUISIANA 70665 |
| Event Date | September 14, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325212 | Inspection # | 1178178 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.13000, -93.40000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing built-up rubber from the inside of a baling machine. As he was standing on a ladder to reach the top side of the machine, his hand was caught in the cover ram, amputating parts of his left index, middle, and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On September 14, 2016, a worker at FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC in SULPHUR, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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