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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087748 · 8/14/2017 · Glasfloss Industries, 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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Glasfloss Industries, Inc.
Location
2168 Commerce Street, LANCASTER, OHIO, 43130
NAICS
333411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was shearing galvanized metal in a shear. The employee used a wooden box to set the metal square. The employee's left thumb was then caught and amputated (flesh only) between the box and the shear arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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