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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020054731 · 5/21/2020 · Dematic Corp

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
Dematic Corp
Location
6301 Lasalle Drive, LOCKBOURNE, OHIO, 43137
NAICS
453310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a tagline of an elevated load (conveyor bed) during an installation. As the load was lifted, the tagline became twisted around the employee's thumb. As the load moved, the rope caused an open wound to the right thumb that resulted in a thumb tip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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