Amputations

Name: Amputations at Miba Bearings LLC
Start: 10/11/2016

1 amputation · 2016109576 · 10/11/2016 · Miba Bearings LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Painting, priming, metal coating machinery

Employer

Name: Miba Bearings LLC
Location: 5037 North State Route 60 NW, MCCONNELSVILLE, OHIO, 43756
NAICS: 332991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a machine. The hydraulic clamps were not functioning properly. When the employee placed his hand on the side of the heater, the clamp closed, pinching and amputating his left middle finger.

Source

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