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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019087884 · 8/2/2019 · Xenia Foundry & Machine Company, Inc.

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
Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name
Xenia Foundry & Machine Company, Inc.
Location
252 N West St, XENIA, OHIO, 45385
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A no-bake foundry operator was cleaning sand from a mixer discharge. The sand mixer blades came into contact with the employee's fingers. About an inch of the left index finger was amputated; the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery to other fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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