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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022109073 · 10/17/2022 · Materion Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Secondary source
Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Materion Corporation
Location
14710 West Portage River South Road, ELMORE, OHIO, 43416
NAICS
331421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 17, 2022, at approximately 4:00 a.m., an employee was using a hand tool to clean beryllium chips from a lathe's ventilation system. The hand tool became caught on the rotating lathe and struck the employee. The employee sustained a left middle finger amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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