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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129642 · 12/21/2015 · Ohio Valley Stave, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Ohio Valley Stave, Inc.
Location
15447 US HWY 23, WAVERLY, OHIO, 45690
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A chipper operator was using an air hose to clean the shaker screen. The employee's left thumb got caught in the belt and pulley drive amputating it to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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