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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021605 · 2/17/2017 · THK Manufacturing of America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Casting machinery

Employer

Name
THK Manufacturing of America, Inc.
Location
471 North High Street, HEBRON, OHIO, 43025
NAICS
334513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a cover die with an overhead crane when his left index finger was pinched and amputated between the cover die and the machine sleeve.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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