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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018087853 · 8/1/2018 · DIE-MATIC CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
DIE-MATIC CORPORATION
Location
201 EASTVIEW DR., INDEPENDENCE, OHIO, 44131
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a steel coil into a press. The material buckled; the employee was trying to free it with his right hand when it moved forward and pulled the hand in. His right index finger was caught and the tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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