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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108052 · 10/28/2015 · Plain Dealer Publishing Company

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
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Plain Dealer Publishing Company
Location
4800 TIEDMAN RD., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44144
NAICS
511110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading carts into a distribution truck. While organizing the carts inside the truck, two carts smashed together pinching the employee's right hand resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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