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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110575 · 11/2/2017 · Galion-Godwin Truck Body Co.

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Galion-Godwin Truck Body Co.
Location
7415 Peabody-Kent Rd., WINESBURG, OHIO, 44690
NAICS
336211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a burn machine when he noticed the guide that lines up the metal was still in the machine. He was attempting to remove it when the head of the machine caught his finger between the head and guide, amputating his left pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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