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Axiall Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Axiall Corporation in HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Axiall Corporation Report ID 2017021789
Address 20043 Highway 51 City, State ZIP HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI 39083
Event Date February 24, 2017 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-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 325991 Inspection # 1214544
GPS Coordinates 31.93000, -90.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee opened the cleanout on a screw conveyor that had stopped. As he was removing the super sack string that had bound it up, the screw conveyor continued turning and amputated his right ring finger.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2017, a worker at Axiall Corporation in HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI 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-screw, auger 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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