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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119555 · 11/4/2021 · Grand River Rubber & Plastics Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Grand River Rubber & Plastics Company
Location
2029 Aetna Road, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
NAICS
339991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee operating an auto separator pulled a broken piece of rubber out of the machine. When the employee freed up the piece of rubber, the machine's plucker activated and caught their finger, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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