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Summit Plastic Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MOGADORE, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Summit Plastic Company in MOGADORE, OHIO
Employer Summit Plastic Company Report ID 20201211287
Address 3175 Gilchrist Road City, State ZIP MOGADORE, OHIO 44260
Event Date December 1, 2020 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 Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1505251
GPS Coordinates 41.05000, -81.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an air hose to clean under a thermal former. The machine grabbed the hose and pulled the employee's hand into the gear, causing the amputation of one of her fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 1, 2020, a worker at Summit Plastic Company in MOGADORE, OHIO 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. 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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