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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107315 · 10/1/2015 · Waltco Lift Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name
Waltco Lift Corp.
Location
285 NORTHEAST AVENUE, TALLMADGE, OHIO, 44278
NAICS
333924
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assembling an aluminum tailgate when the torque gun he was using to tighten bolts slipped and caught his finger. His left middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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