Amputations

Name: Amputations at ALPLA INC.
Start: 6/3/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065035 · 6/3/2017 · ALPLA INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: ALPLA INC.
Location: 3320 FORT SHAWNEE INDUSTRIAL DR., LIMA, OHIO, 45806
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning/vacuuming a re-grinder when the employee's left middle finger came into contact with the moving scrapper/paddle and was amputated. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

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