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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020109971 · 10/20/2020 · Morton Salt, 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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Morton Salt, Inc.
Location: 151 South Industrial Ave, RITTMAN, OHIO, 44270
NAICS: 311942
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a blockage on a piece of equipment when the slide gate closed on his hand and amputated the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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