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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016032314 · 3/16/2016 · Park Ohio Assembly Components Group

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Park Ohio Assembly Components Group
Location
3100 SE MARICAMP RD, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34471
NAICS
326220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing hose reels at the Cover Extruder machine when his right thumb was caught in the Kevlar string used to splice two sections of rubber hose, amputating it above the first knuckle. He required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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