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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018054955 · 5/21/2018 · ATA Tools Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
ATA Tools Inc.
Location
7 Ascot Parkway, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, 44223
NAICS
333517
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing an internal spindle part when the spindle fell from the employee's hand. The employee tried to catch and grab the spindle. The employee's fingertip was crushed between the grind wheel and the steady rest for the work piece, resulting in a surgical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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