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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021659 · 2/21/2022 · Specialized Inspection Group

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, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Specialized Inspection Group
Location
135 E. Linfoot St., WAUSEON, OHIO, 43553
NAICS
335129
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 11:15 a.m. on February 21, 2022, an employee was loading a reflector onto a punch machine. The punch activated and cycled. It came down on the employee's left hand, resulting in partial amputations to the middle and index fingers to at least the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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