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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010416 · 1/15/2021 · Borgers Ohio, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Borgers Ohio, Inc.
Location
400 Industrial Parkway, NORWALK, OHIO, 44857
NAICS
336360
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 15, 2021, an employee was pushing a bed plate (for a textile production line's needle loom) into place. The bed slid in quickly, and his finger was caught in a shear point between it and a mounting bracket. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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