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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021943 · 2/21/2019 · Niles Building Products 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
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Niles Building Products Inc.
Location
1600 Hunter St, NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hand threading new material into a rolling mill when his glove got caught on the threaded material and pulled into the rollers causing a left index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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