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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010429 · 1/15/2020 · General Aluminum Mfg. Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
General Aluminum Mfg. Company
Location
13663 Short Rd., WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
NAICS
331521
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a die plate with a hoist. The employee's finger was caught between the hoist hook and the die plate eyebolt, and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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