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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032511 · 3/23/2016 · Oerlikon Friction Systems (US) 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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Oerlikon Friction Systems (US) Inc.
Location
240 Detrick St., DAYTON, OHIO, 45404
NAICS
336350
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While loading friction paper into a laminator, an employee's left hand became caught between platens, lacerating the third and fourth fingers. The fourth finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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