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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171212009 · 12/18/2017 · Lorain Tool Enterprises

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
Honing, polishing, lapping machinery

Employer

Name
Lorain Tool Enterprises
Location
1676 E. 28th Street, LORAIN, OHIO, 44055
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 18, 2017, an employee was polishing a part when the employee's right index finger was caught in the polisher machine, amputating it to the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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