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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021108776 · 10/12/2021 · Custom Agri Systems Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Custom Agri Systems Inc
Location
17359 Waldo Rd., MARYSVILLE, OHIO, 43040
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to free up a rotary air lock that had seized due to rust. The chain slipped over the sprockets and pulled the employee's ring finger between the chain and the sprocket. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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