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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2020066007 · 6/26/2020 · Lincoln Electric

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Lincoln Electric
Location
6500 Heisley Road, MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
NAICS
333992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a wire wheel brush on a pedestal grinder to deburr a piece of strut. The wheel caught the employee's glove and pulled in his right hand, causing a degloving injury to the middle, ring, and little fingers. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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