← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2022043481 · 4/22/2022 · Associated Materials Inc.

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Associated Materials Inc.
Location
265 Congress St., WEST SALEM, OHIO, 44287
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam an extrusion machine. A running saw blade amputated the employee's left thumb and index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown