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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088889 · 8/30/2018 · Braun Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name
Braun Industries, Inc.
Location
1170 Production Drive, VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
NAICS
336112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing new spoil boards on a router. The vacuum actuated, and the employee's finger was crushed between two boards. He suffered a partial finger amputation with no bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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