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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019054868 · 5/13/2019 · ROSS ALUMINUM CASTINGS, LLC

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, unspecified

Employer

Name
ROSS ALUMINUM CASTINGS, LLC
Location
815 N. OAK AVE., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS
331524
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a saw to cut a raw aluminum ingot. The employee's finger was smashed between the ingot and the saw table resulting in amputation of the left middle finger from the tip to the top knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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