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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2016054123 · 5/12/2016 · Summit Tool Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
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, n.e.c.
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Summit Tool Co.
Location
768 E. North St., AKRON, OHIO, 44305
NAICS
332212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was showing a coworker how to operate a forging press and was pointing toward the machine's operations. To get a better view, the coworker leaned forward and accidentally made contact with the foot pedal, actuating the press. The employee's right index finger was amputated by the machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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