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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043675 · 4/24/2017 · Natural Essentials, 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Planing mills

Employer

Name
Natural Essentials, Inc.
Location
125 Lena Drive, AURORA, OHIO, 44202
NAICS
325620
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trouble shooting a planer that was making noise. The employee took off the guards and disassembled the planer. The employee plugged the motor in and while he was checking the bearings his right hand contacted the rotating planer blades resulting in multiple finger amputations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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