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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021038 · 2/2/2017 · KALINICH FENCE COMPANY

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
Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
KALINICH FENCE COMPANY
Location
12223 PROSPECT, STRONGSVILLE, OHIO, 44136
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was working on a machine used to split pillar cores when a piece of log broke off into the machine. As he attempted to retrieve the piece, the machine amputated his thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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