Amputations

Name: Amputations at THK Manufacturing of America, Inc.
Start: 7/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022076324 · 7/19/2022 · THK Manufacturing of America, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Rails-unattached metal
Secondary source: Tables, worktables

Employer

Name: THK Manufacturing of America, Inc.
Location: 471 North High Street, HEBRON, OHIO, 43025
NAICS: 334513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a rail onto a measuring table. The bottom of the rail caught on the table, causing the end that was already on the table to slide off and fall about 5 inches. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the rail and the table and partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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