Amputations

Name: Amputations at CELL-O-CORE CO.
Start: 5/8/2017

1 amputation · 2017054186 · 5/8/2017 · CELL-O-CORE CO.

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: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: CELL-O-CORE CO.
Location: 6935 RIDGE RD., WADSWORTH, OHIO, 44281
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a guarded straw processor machine when a sharp turn piece on the machine caught and partially amputated his left index finger. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

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