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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119467 · 11/2/2021 · AMAC Enterprises Inc

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 regular operation
Source
Overhead hoists-pneumatic powered

Employer

Name
AMAC Enterprises Inc
Location
5909 W 130th St, PARMA, OHIO, 44130
NAICS
332813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air chain hoist to remove the basket from a plating line dryer. The employee's left fourth finger got caught in the air chain hoist's chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation and the loss of the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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