Amputations

Name: Amputations at Novolex
Start: 7/20/2017

1 amputation · 2017076750 · 7/20/2017 · Novolex

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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Novolex
Location: 620 Hardin Street, COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a machine when a coworker activated it. His hand was pulled into the gears by the belt and pulley, amputating his right index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

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