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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020065475 · 6/12/2020 · STANDARD WELDING AND STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
STANDARD WELDING AND STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
Location
260 South State Road, MEDINA, OHIO, 44256
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an industrial lifting magnet to pick up a steel plate when the magnet dropped the steel plate. The employee had his left ring finger on the table when the plate dropped, smashing the fingertip, which had to be amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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