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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019054771 · 5/10/2019 · Zarbana Aluminum Extrusion, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Zarbana Aluminum Extrusion, LLC
Location
41738 Esterly Dr, COLUMBIANA, OHIO, 44408
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an aluminum extrusion press. He was attempting to cross over a table roll section with two automatic puller machines overhead and was struck by the returning puller and caught between the puller rollers. Four fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed and severely lacerated. The thumb was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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