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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021957 · 2/21/2019 · Mt. Eaton Pallet, LTD

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Mt. Eaton Pallet, LTD
Location
4761 County Road 207, MILLERSBURG, OHIO, 44654
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker cut pine boards with a cutoff saw. The sawblade caught his gloved left hand, amputating his left index and middle fingers just behind the knuckles.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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