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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010280 · 1/10/2023 · Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, INC.
Location
8450 Broadwell Rd., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45244
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the dust collection barrel of a dust collector. As the employee's right hand was near the machine's auger, the auger activated and contacted their index, middle, and ring fingers, resulting in amputations to the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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