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Mississippi Polymers, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mississippi Polymers, Inc in CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Mississippi Polymers, Inc Report ID 2020010617
Address 2733 South Harper Road City, State ZIP CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI 38834
Event Date January 20, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 316211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.90000, -88.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a wind-out and putting a calendar on the roll. While he was guiding the roll holding the bar, the roll slipped and pinched the tip of his left index finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 20, 2020, a worker at Mississippi Polymers, Inc in CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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