Amputations

Name: Amputations at UNI-GRIP, INC.
Start: 7/16/2018

1 amputation · 2018077126 · 7/16/2018 · UNI-GRIP, INC.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: UNI-GRIP, INC.
Location: 9823 STATE HIGHWAY 53 NORTH, UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO, 43351
NAICS: 326291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 16, 2018, an employee was using an auto cutter when a part became jammed in the cutting hole. As he attempted to clear the jam, the cutting mechanism cut his left middle fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was running and guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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