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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043895 · 4/29/2017 · Fiber Tech Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Fiber Tech Industries, Inc.
Location
2000 Kenskill Ave, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 43160
NAICS
321211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a laminator that was on a cart when the cart hit a post, causing the laminator to come off the rails it sat on. The employee's right pinky finger was pinched and partially amputated between the frame of the cart and the laminator.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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