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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021329 · 2/13/2021 · Rhetech Colors

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Rhetech Colors
Location
2901 West Monroe St., SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 13, 2021, an employee was working to unjam a pelletizer machine when their finger was caught by an auger blade and partially amputated. The machine had been turned off, and a guard was open at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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