Amputations

Name: Amputations at MIDWEST ELASTOMERS
Start: 3/29/2017

1 amputation · 2017032835 · 3/29/2017 · MIDWEST ELASTOMERS

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: MIDWEST ELASTOMERS
Location: 700 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
NAICS: 325212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 29, 2017, an employee was clearing out jammed material in a machine when his hand was caught in the air lock. The rotating fan blades partially amputated his second, third, and fourth fingers on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown