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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021540 · 2/17/2023 · American Light Metals dba Empire Die Casting

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 during regular operation
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
American Light Metals dba Empire Die Casting
Location
635 E. HIGHLAND RD., MACEDONIA, OHIO, 44056
NAICS
331522
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trimming scrap metal when their hand was caught in the 15-ton hydraulic press. The employee's hand was crushed, resulting in a finger amputation and loss of skin between both thumbs and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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