Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ohio Polytech, LLC
Start: 3/23/2015

1 amputation · 2015031399 · 3/23/2015 · Ohio Polytech, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ohio Polytech, LLC
Location: 201 E. Beal Ave., BUCYRUS, OHIO, 44820
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about March 23, 2015, an employee received a thumb tip amputation while trying to remove a chain and sprocket from a calcium silo system. The system was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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