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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022032523 · 3/21/2022 · Kessler Sign 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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Kessler Sign Company
Location
2669 National Road, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43701
NAICS
339950
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was positioning a piece of aluminum in a mechanical "stomp" shear. The machine cycled with his left hand in its point of operation and partially amputated his middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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