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CROWN PLASTICS

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CROWN PLASTICS in FESTUS, MISSOURI
Employer CROWN PLASTICS Report ID 2019032636
Address 918 Airport Road City, State ZIP FESTUS, MISSOURI 63028
Event Date March 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1386028
GPS Coordinates 38.19000, -90.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been cutting a plastic sheet using a panel saw. As he was picking up the pieces he had cut off, the saw grabbed his left glove and pulled his thumb into the blade, resulting in an amputation between the nail and the joint.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2019, a worker at CROWN PLASTICS in FESTUS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with saws-powered, except chainsaws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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