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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210494 · 12/7/2021 · West & Barker, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
West & Barker, Inc
Location
950 Summit Ave, NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a fly knife on an extruder machine when their right thumb was caught by the fly knife, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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