Amputations

Name: Amputations at Materion Brush, Inc.
Start: 8/15/2018

1 amputation · 2018088334 · 8/15/2018 · Materion Brush, 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, unspecified
Source: Punch presses

Employer

Name: Materion Brush, Inc.
Location: 14710 West Portage River South Rd., ELMORE, OHIO, 43416
NAICS: 331419
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the head on a punch press. The press cycled, and the ram lowered and pinched the employee's thumb against the head, causing an amputation to the end of the thumb.

Source

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