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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010372 · 1/12/2015 · Mullet Cabinet

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mullet Cabinet
Location
7488 State Route 241, MILLERSBURG, OHIO, 44654
NAICS
337110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 12, 2015, at 0745, a maintenance employee pulled a carriage saw out too far and the 350-pound saw fell to the floor, crushing his left fifth finger. He was treated and released at Pomerene Hospital with an orthopedic surgical consult. Surgery was performed on January 14, 2015, however, the last joint of the left fifth finger could not be salvaged and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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