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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015085900 · 8/18/2015 · WHIRLPOOL CORP. MARION DIVISION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name
WHIRLPOOL CORP. MARION DIVISION
Location
1300 MARION-AGOSTA RD., MARION, OHIO, 43302
NAICS
335224
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 18, 2015, at approximately 7:00 p.m., two employees were performing die setting operations. The first employee used a forklift to place a die in a press. The second employee approached the backside of the press and began to install bolts in the die. The first employee had not finished aligning the die. When the first employee repositioned the die for bolting, it caused the washer and bolt that the second employee was holding to move and pinch the second employee's finger against the die. The second employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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