New Hampshire Plastics, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | New Hampshire Plastics, Inc. | Report ID | 20191011274 |
| Address | 315 Bouchard Street | City, State ZIP | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03103 |
| Event Date | October 30, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | 1444210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.93000, -71.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working as an assistant on the extrusion line, pulling plastic out from the machine. The roller was dropped on the injured employee's right hand, crushing two fingers between the machine's rollers. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the ring and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2019, a worker at New Hampshire Plastics, Inc. in MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
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