Amputations

Name: Amputations at Jefferson Industries
Start: 9/9/2018

1 amputation · 2018099313 · 9/9/2018 · Jefferson Industries

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Jefferson Industries
Location: 6670 St. Rt. 29 NE, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
NAICS: 336370
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to straighten out the material on a stamping press when a sensor was tripped, causing the automatic clamping/straightening action of the press to activate. The movement caused an amputation of a finger on the employee's left hand.

Source

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