Amputations

Name: Amputations at Elliott Machine Works
Start: 6/25/2018

1 amputation · 2018066264 · 6/25/2018 · Elliott Machine Works

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 during regular operation
Source: Brake presses

Employer

Name: Elliott Machine Works
Location: 1351 Freese Works Place, GALION, OHIO, 44833
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 25, 2018, an employee was using a hydraulic press brake to square up two 90 degree bends in a steel product. When the ram came down, his left index finger was pinched and crushed between the brake and the product, leading to an amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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