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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010140 · 10/1/2018 · Phoenix AG 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 during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Phoenix AG Inc
Location
1801 Crawford St, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee of The Phoenix Group was in a sample room at a steel plant, using a shear to cut down a steel specimen. The hold-down device contacted his ring finger, causing a partial amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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