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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018066352 · 6/26/2018 · Midwest Acust-A-Fiber, Inc.

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
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Midwest Acust-A-Fiber, Inc.
Location
759 Pittsburgh Drive, DELAWARE, OHIO, 43015
NAICS
327993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading and unloading fiberglass blanks on a heated hydraulic press. One of the press's cylinders broke and the platen dropped onto the employee's right hand, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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