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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077339 · 7/20/2018 · Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.
Location
7900 West Ridge Rd., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
NAICS
339993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 19, 2018, an employee was changing a sprocket wheel on a cold-forming header machine when the sprocket wheel turned and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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