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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021684 · 2/24/2016 · AEP

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name
AEP
Location
7397 North State Route 7, CHESHIRE, OHIO, 45620
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a pyrite gate on a pulverizer when the gate slipped and struck the end of the employee's left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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