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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022032485 · 3/18/2022 · Auto Bolt

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Auto Bolt
Location
4740 Manufacturing Road, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a bolt-making machine with a rag. The machine caught the rag and pulled in the employee's left hand, causing a fracture to the little finger and a partial amputation to the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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