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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020065955 · 6/25/2020 · United Tube Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
United Tube Corporation
Location
960 Lake Rd, MEDINA, OHIO, 44256
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting cardboard into a coil on the slitter when his glove got caught by the edge of the steel and pulled his arm into the slitter. The employee's left arm was amputated above the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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