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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054759 · 5/12/2016 · The Wooster Brush Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
The Wooster Brush Company
Location
604 Madison Avenue, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
NAICS
339994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about 5/12/2016, an employee received a partial fingertip amputation injury while operating a paint brush hand trimmer machine, known as a hand sharp edge. While manually holding a paint brush in the machine, her finger slipped and contacted the rotating blade of the machine. The contact resulted in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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