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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016043436 · 4/25/2016 · Greenfield Research 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Greenfield Research Inc.
Location
347 Edgewood Ave., GREENFIELD, OHIO, 45123
NAICS
336360
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean the glue eye on a paper-covered wire machine when his left ring finger was pulled into the machine, amputating it. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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