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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087394 · 8/3/2017 · Quadra-Tech, 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 regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Quadra-Tech, Inc.
Location
864 E. Jenkins Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
NAICS
333294
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was brushing debris from a hole that was being drilled on a drill press when the employee's glove was caught in the rotating drill bit, pulling in their left hand and amputating the pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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