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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054368 · 5/11/2020 · Clopay Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Clopay Corporation
Location
1400 W Market Street, TROY, OHIO, 45373
NAICS
238350
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on a side plate's coupon feeder when the side plate retracted back to the home position, catching his right middle finger between the slide plate and a roller. As a result, the employee's right middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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