Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Showa
Start: 10/3/2019

1 amputation · 20191010354 · 10/3/2019 · American Showa

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: American Showa
Location: 707 West Cherry Street, SUNBURY, OHIO, 43074
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam on an oil fill machine. He removed the washer and the slide released its stored energy. The slide piece then pinned his fingertip against the front metal slide, resulting in an amputation to the palm side of his right index finger just below the nail bed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown