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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020076889 · 7/21/2020 · Elite Elastomers of Ohio LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Elite Elastomers of Ohio LLC
Location
1205 E. Bowman St., WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing debris from a conveyor when a pedal on the machine caught his right index finger resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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