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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021285 · 2/9/2023 · Quality Castings Co.

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, n.e.c.
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Quality Castings Co.
Location
1200 N. MAIN STREET, ORRVILLE, OHIO, 44667
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to a core machine when the hopper struck the employee's right hand, resulting in amputation of the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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