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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088066 · 8/7/2018 · Inca Presswood Pallets, LTD

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
Inca Presswood Pallets, LTD
Location
3005 Progress St, DOVER, OHIO, 44622
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unclog a filter on a deflasher machine when the airlocks caught the employee's right thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation. The airlock was not locked out and was turning at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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