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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032796 · 3/26/2020 · Allied Mineral Products

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Allied Mineral Products
Location
2700 Scioto Pkwy, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43221
NAICS
424690
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift driver prepare 720-pound nose-blocks (slightly curved, cast cement blocks) for shipment when the forklift driver lowered the forks of the forklift, smashing the employee's thumb between the nose-block and the wood block and resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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