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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019066107 · 6/18/2019 · Global Body & Equipment Company

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Global Body & Equipment Company
Location
2061 Sylvan Rd, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 18, 2019, an employee was attempting to retrieve a dropped pin from the inside of a pin-sitter machine when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The machine then caused a finger amputation, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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