Washington Penn Plastic - Wapokenta
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WAPAKONETA, OHIO
| Employer | Washington Penn Plastic - Wapokenta | Report ID | 2022043507 |
| Address | 14097 Cemetery Road | City, State ZIP | WAPAKONETA, OHIO 45895 |
| Event Date | April 23, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325991 | Inspection # | 1592601 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.55000, -84.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 23, 2022, at 5:30 a.m., an employee and a co-worker were removing and replacing a brass ring around a slide plate screen changer after hot molten plastic began leaking around the screen changer unit. During the process, the slide plate cylinder closed on the employee's left hand, resulting in an amputation of their thumb and surgery for additional hand injuries.
Incident Summary
On April 23, 2022, a worker at Washington Penn Plastic - Wapokenta in WAPAKONETA, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, 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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