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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107730 · 10/16/2015 · Rubber-Seal Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Rubber-Seal Products, Inc.
Location
5751 Webster St., DAYTON, OHIO, 45414
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reassembling and calibrating the Cherry Burrell Machine and leaned under the machine while it was running. The employee's hand slipped into the point of operation amputating the right hand index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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