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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021607 · 2/18/2020 · Brainard Rivets

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 during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Brainard Rivets
Location
222 Harry St., GIRARD, OHIO, 44420
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a header machine when his foot slipped from the brake and his right hand thumb was caught in the machine, amputating the tip of his thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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