Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ohio Wire Form and Spring
Start: 5/2/2018

1 amputation · 2018054249 · 5/2/2018 · Ohio Wire Form and Spring

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, n.e.c.
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ohio Wire Form and Spring
Location: 2270 South High Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
NAICS: 331319
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a manual kick press when it cycled and amputated the employee's left index fingertip in a pinch point. The pinch point was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown