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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021862 · 2/25/2020 · Porter Precision Products, Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Porter Precision Products, Co.
Location
2734 Banning Rd., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45239
NAICS
333514
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading parts onto the chuck of a surface grinder when his left hand was pulled in causing a partial amputation to the left index and middle fingers. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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