Amputations

Name: Amputations at Quantum Metals
Start: 3/27/2015

1 amputation · 2015031509 · 3/27/2015 · Quantum Metals

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 during regular operation
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Quantum Metals
Location: 3675 Taft Dr., LEBANON, OHIO, 45036
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee at Quantum Metals in Lebanon, Ohio, was using an industrial belt sander when his finger got caught in the machine. His right ring finger was amputated from the first segment down to the first joint, and his right middle finger was amputated just below the nail.

Source

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