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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161110345 · 11/2/2016 · National Machine Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
National Machine Group
Location
4880 Hudson Drive, STOW, OHIO, 44224
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was disassembling the Y-axis ball on a CNC machine when the ball came loose. He moved the ball screw and it became dislodged and struck his left index finger, amputating it just behind the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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