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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065617 · 6/23/2016 · Grand River Rubber

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
Grand River Rubber
Location
2029 Aetna Rd, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing a die and pin change on an extruder line. The employee moved the automatic cutting machine away from the extruder. When the employee hand-fed material through the cutting machine, it cycled and amputated the right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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