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Avient Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MCHENRY, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Avient Corporation in MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
Employer Avient Corporation Report ID 2022076441
Address 833 Ridgeview Dr. City, State ZIP MCHENRY, ILLINOIS 60050
Event Date July 22, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.31000, -88.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an extruder machine when it punctured his left hand, causing the amputation of a fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2022, a worker at Avient Corporation in MCHENRY, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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