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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076405 · 7/15/2016 · Midwest Conveyor Products, 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
Midwest Conveyor Products, Inc.
Location
1919 Cellar Drive, ASHLAND, OHIO, 44805
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July, 15, 2016, an employee suffered an amputation of three fingers on their left hand when their hand was crushed between the die and steel rail while operating the rail pierce machine to punch holes in a steel rail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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