Amputations

Name: Amputations at Breitinger Company
Start: 10/27/2022

1 amputation · 2022109448 · 10/27/2022 · Breitinger Company

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: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Breitinger Company
Location: 595 Oakenwaldt St., MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44905
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 27, 2022, an employee was working on a stuck welding fixture on a bench. An air cylinder cycled, and the employee's left ring finger was caught between the cylinder and a block. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown