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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019054423 · 5/1/2019 · Midwest Elastomers, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Midwest Elastomers, Inc.
Location
700 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
NAICS
325212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 1, 2019, an employee was cleaning out the cyclone of the cryo line downstream of the mill take-away. The employee contacted the rotary air lock and amputated his right middle, ring, and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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