Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ohio Carbon Industries
Start: 8/8/2016

1 amputation · 2016087380 · 8/8/2016 · Ohio Carbon Industries

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Ohio Carbon Industries
Location: 443 Oberlin Rd., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
NAICS: 335991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about August 8, 2016, an employee attempted to wipe away dust near the pinch point on a press machine. The press came down and amputated the employee's right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown