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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022109551 · 10/31/2022 · Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
Location
232 East 8th St, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, 45601
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart full of cores when the cart struck an expansion joint on the floor. The employee's right ring finger was caught between a steel I-beam and the cart, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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