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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041654 · 4/1/2015 · PCC AIRFOILS, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
PCC AIRFOILS, LLC
Location
8607 TYLER BLVD., MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
NAICS
331512
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about 4/1/2015, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a maintenance employee received an amputation injury to his right thumb while operating a lathe. The employee was using an Emory-type cloth to smooth a part in the lathe when his glove got caught on the part, cloth, and/or machine, causing his injury. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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