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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181111258 · 11/1/2018 · MAC Trailer Manufacturing 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 during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
MAC Trailer Manufacturing Inc
Location
1453 Allen Road, SALEM, OHIO, 44460
NAICS
336212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting a piece of metal into a shear press. The press activated, and his left hand was caught by the spring under the guard that automatically returned the press to its starting position. He sustained a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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