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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032089 · 3/7/2023 · Hix Wood LLC

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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Hix Wood LLC
Location
19 free rd, SHILOH, OHIO, 44878
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 1:30 p.m. on March 7, 2023, an employee was clearing a material jam in metal-bending equipment. The equipment activated while the employee's right hand was inside it, resulting in an amputation to the index finger from the nail bed to the first knuckle. The equipment's side guard had been removed at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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