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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019066337 · 6/24/2019 · EWH Spectrum 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
EWH Spectrum LLC
Location
221 W. Chillicothe Ave., BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO, 43311
NAICS
334419
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running terminals through a press machine when a terminal became jammed in the press. He was attempting to unjam the press when it was activated via the foot pedal. The press then partially amputated his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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