| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-17 | Friendly | West Virgini | MPM Silicones LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On February 17, 2018, an employee was injured while using a drill press. The drill press was set up with a paddle in lieu of a drill bit. While adjusting the speed of the press with his left hand, his right hand held a tachometer. With the paddle spinning, the shaft bent 90 degrees and contacted the employee's right ring finger, resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2016-04-28 | Friendly | West Virgini | MPM Silicons LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On April 28, 2016, at approximately 1:10 p.m., a maintenance employee was repairing a thin film evaporator machine. While he was removing the rotor assembly, his left middle finger was pinched between a nut and metal belt sheave, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-03-08 | Friendly | West Virgini | MPM Silicones LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| On March 8, 2015, at approximately 8:08 p.m., an employee disconnected a hose from a cylinder of allyl alcohol. He carried the hose to an area and began cleaning the hose with toluene when he experienced shortness of breath. An air evacuation was requested and the employee was air lifted to the hospital and hospitalized for chest pains. | |||||