Amputations

Name: Amputations at Johnson Welded Products, Inc.
Start: 3/2/2015

1 amputation · 2015030909 · 3/2/2015 · Johnson Welded Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Johnson Welded Products, Inc.
Location: 625 S.Edgewood Ave, URBANA, OHIO, 43078
NAICS: 333992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing plugs into tank bushings. The tester operator actuated the test sequence, causing the safety door to close while the employee's hand was in the door. The employee's left ring finger was amputated halfway down to the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown