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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020076396 · 7/7/2020 · VENTURE PLASTICS INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
VENTURE PLASTICS INC.
Location
4000 WARREN RD., NEWTON FALLS, OHIO, 44444
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a grinder. As the wheel was being spun, the machine's blade caught his left hand, cutting the fingers and amputating the middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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