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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020087532 · 8/10/2020 · Vanex Tube Corporation

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Vanex Tube Corporation
Location
301 Mckees Lane, NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS
331110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge scrap from the exit end of a scrap chute. The scrap chopper in the chute amputated the tip of his left ring finger above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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