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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043332 · 4/14/2023 · Hycom Inc.

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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Hycom Inc.
Location
374 5th Street, BARBERTON, OHIO, 44203
NAICS
333611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving steel tubing through the machine for bending. As the employee went to remove a piece of tubing, the machine clamped down onto their right hand, resulting in a right thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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