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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010709 · 1/25/2017 · LEWCO, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
LEWCO, Inc.
Location
706 Lane Street, SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
NAICS
333922
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was demonstrating the metal bender to another employee when their glove was caught between two rollers resulting in the partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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