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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015030966 · 3/4/2015 · QUALITY BLOW MOLDING INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
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 during regular operation
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
QUALITY BLOW MOLDING INC.
Location
635 OBERLIN ELYRIA RD., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On Monday, March 2, 2015, at approximately 7:00 pm, an employee was operating a blow molding machine. The employee reached past the guard, and the machine cycled and smashed four fingers on the employee's right hand. The employee sustained an amputation of the fourth digit, partial amputation of the fifth digit, and a full thickness burn to the right middle finger. The employee was admitted to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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