Amputations

Name: Amputations at Medina Materials
Start: 7/1/2021

1 amputation · 2021075392 · 7/1/2021 · Medina Materials

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name: Medina Materials
Location: 8215 Seville Road, LODI, OHIO, 44254
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee and a co-worker were cleaning the jammed auger system of the rotary airlock feeder. The injured employee was using a piece of rebar when his hand and arm were pulled into the auger. His hand was injured and three fingers were amputated by the rotating auger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown