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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017089357 · 8/25/2017 · INSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
INSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Location
12124 CO. RD. 111, PAULDING, OHIO, 45879
NAICS
335999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 25, 2017, an employee was tasked with using a crimping machine to attach terminals to the ends of wires. The employee was able to fit their finger into the area where the terminal is crimped onto the wire end. The employee was attempting to push the wire into the holder to be crimped when the foot pedal was engaged activating the machine and amputating the employee's left index fingertip. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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