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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111946 · 11/17/2019 · WORTHINGTON CYLINDER CORP.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
WORTHINGTON CYLINDER CORP.
Location
1085 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43085
NAICS
332313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was training another employee on a projection welder. He was adjusting a piece in the equipment when the equipment cycled, its top piece catching the employee's left index finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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