Amputations

Name: Amputations at BDG Wrap-Tite, Inc
Start: 12/3/2018

1 amputation · 20181212388 · 12/3/2018 · BDG Wrap-Tite, Inc

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 regular operation
Source: Extruding machinery

Employer

Name: BDG Wrap-Tite, Inc
Location: 6075 Cochran Road, SOLON, OHIO, 44139
NAICS: 326112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 3, 2018, an employee reached into the fluff grinder of an extrusion machine to empty the fluff. The employee sustained an amputation of the right pinky finger to the first knuckle. The machine was running at the time.

Source

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