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Quantum Polymers Corporation

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — NEWARK, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Quantum Polymers Corporation in NEWARK, DELAWARE
Employer Quantum Polymers Corporation Report ID 2021098022
Address 211 Executive Drive, Suite #1 City, State ZIP NEWARK, DELAWARE 19702
Event Date September 17, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1556064
GPS Coordinates 39.61000, -75.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting in unjamming the forks on the forklift when their hand was caught between a pallet and the forks resulting in a middle finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2021, a worker at Quantum Polymers Corporation in NEWARK, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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