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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021042977 · 4/9/2021 · The Wooster Brush Company

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
The Wooster Brush Company
Location
604 Madison Avenue, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
NAICS
339994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pointing at the source of a squeaking sound on a hook-and-loop fastener dot application machine. Moving parts caught his left middle finger, causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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