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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010768 · 10/18/2018 · THE CARDINAL RUBBER COMPANY

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
THE CARDINAL RUBBER COMPANY
Location
939 Wooster Road N, BARBERTON, OHIO, 44203
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was performing a repair on the door of a rubber mixer. He was adjusting the limit switch under the machine. When he attempted to climb out from under the mixer, his hand was caught in the rotor. The machine cycled and three fingers on his left hand were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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