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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032115 · 3/8/2022 · Phillips Manufacturing LLC

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, n.e.c.
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Phillips Manufacturing LLC
Location
504 Walnut Street Southeast, NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS
321213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just cleaned the vacuum on a compound miter saw. About to cut lumber, the employee put his hand behind the blade to check if the vacuum was working. The saw activated and the blade caused an amputation to his left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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