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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032260 · 3/7/2018 · Valfilm, LLC

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Valfilm, LLC
Location
3441 North Main Street, FINDLAY, OHIO, 45840
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was teaching a new employee how to operate a guillotine when the alignment of a product roll inside the guillotine needed to be fixed. The employee was attempting to grab the roll when the controls were activated. The guillotine then came down on the employee s left hand, amputating the pinky, ring, middle, and index fingers. The guillotine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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