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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097089 · 9/25/2015 · Clinton Aluminum Distribution

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Clinton Aluminum Distribution
Location
6270 Van Buren Rd., CLINTON, OHIO, 44216
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee placing material on a cut-off (plate) saw was injured when the material caught his left pinky finger and pinched it between the housing of the saw and the material. The finger was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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