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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018044065 · 4/27/2018 · PRO-TEC Coating Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
PRO-TEC Coating Company
Location
5000 Pro-tech Parkway, LEIPSIC, OHIO, 45856
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 24, 2018, an employee was operating a hydraulic shear to cut samples when the shear's hold-down clamp crushed the employee's left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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