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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076463 · 7/18/2016 · Lincoln Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Lincoln Electric Company
Location
22801 St. Clair Ave., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44117
NAICS
333992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the B Extruder when he sustained a left pinky finger first digit amputation and fracture. The employee was removing an upper roll for the flat belt. While supporting the roll with one hand and removing bolts with the other hand, the employee lost control of the roll pinching/smashing the left pinky finger between two rollers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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