Pitt Plastics, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | Pitt Plastics, Inc. | Report ID | 2024109175 |
| Address | 3980 Groves Road | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43232 |
| Event Date | October 1, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326111 | Inspection # | 1786614 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.93000, -82.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 1, 2024, at 6:00 AM, an employee was clearing a trash bag machine that had become jammed when a piece of plastic caught their right middle fingertip, amputating it.
Incident Summary
On October 1, 2024, a worker at Pitt Plastics, Inc. in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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