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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032573 · 3/21/2017 · Metal Conversions, Ltd.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Metal Conversions, Ltd.
Location
849 Crawford Ave., MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44905
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 21, 2017, an employee was using a baler to compress metal parts into a block. The employee's left foot was pushing some wire into the baler when the horizontal door caught the foot and amputated two toes. The baler was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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