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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043236 · 4/10/2017 · Basic Aluminum Casting Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Basic Aluminum Casting Co.
Location: 1325 East 168th St., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44110
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While removing aluminum flash from the die of a hydraulic trim press, an employee amputated his middle finger when the press malfunctioned.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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