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Diamond Materials, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Diamond Materials, LLC in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Employer Diamond Materials, LLC Report ID 20161110624
Address 924 S. Heald St City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19804
Event Date November 11, 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 Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1160656
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -75.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee went to the top of an asphalt silo to check on a drag conveyor. His left hand became caught in a drive pulley, amputating his middle finger, lacerating his index finger, and fracturing his wrist. The drive pulley was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2016, a worker at Diamond Materials, LLC in WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 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 conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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