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Plastic Materials Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Plastic Materials Inc in MACEDONIA, OHIO
Employer Plastic Materials Inc Report ID 2023076385
Address 775 EAST HIGHLAND RD. City, State ZIP MACEDONIA, OHIO 44056
Event Date July 18, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # 1684792
GPS Coordinates 41.29000, -81.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pelletizer machine. As he tested a strand, the machine pulled the employee's hand in, resulting in partial amputations to the little and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2023, a worker at Plastic Materials Inc in MACEDONIA, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, 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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