Amputations

Name: Amputations at Akron Polymer AProduct
Start: 7/23/2018

1 amputation · 2018077417 · 7/23/2018 · Akron Polymer AProduct

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: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: Akron Polymer AProduct
Location: 571 Kennedy Rd., AKRON, OHIO, 44305
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a tube-bending machine when the machine cycled, causing a partial amputation to the tip of the employee's right ring finger. The machinery was not locked out at the time of the incident, and blocks designed for it were not being used.

Source

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