Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Washington Penn Plastic - Wapokenta, 14097 Cemetery Road, WAPAKONETA, OHIO 45895
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final 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.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified