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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221210870 · 12/14/2022 · LINCOLN ELECTRIC

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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
LINCOLN ELECTRIC
Location
22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, EUCLID, OHIO, 44117
NAICS
333992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating equipment to resize a welding wire. As the operator was guiding the wire into the machine, their finger became entangled in the wire, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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