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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109442 · 10/6/2016 · KDC-Tritech Laboratories

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Punch presses

Employer

Name
KDC-Tritech Laboratories
Location
8825 Smiths Mill Road, NEW ALBANY, OHIO, 43054
NAICS
541711
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a turret machine when his right ring finger was caught and partially amputated between the turret wheel and the side of the bowl.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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