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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022065216 · 6/15/2022 · Innovative Metals Company, 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
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Innovative Metals Company, Inc.
Location
637 W Whipp Rd, CENTERVILLE, OHIO, 45459
NAICS
332114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix something in a roll forming machine that produced roof panels. The jogging button on the machine was triggered and a metal roll moved forward, catching his left index finger between two rolls. The employee suffered an amputation of the finger pad.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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