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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111632 · 11/12/2018 · Enviroscape ECM

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Enviroscape ECM
Location
300 South Chestnut, DESHLER, OHIO, 43516
NAICS
423390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening straw bales and loading them into a conveyor. As he was trying to cut the string off a bale, the string snagged and cut his left middle finger, causing a laceration that led to an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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