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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022086755 · 8/1/2022 · International Converter LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
International Converter LLC
Location
17153 Industrial Hwy, CALDWELL, OHIO, 43724
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean product from the doctor blade assembly component of a foil lamination machine. The roller assembly caught the rag and the employee was pulled into the point of operation and suffered a partial amputation to the right index finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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