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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023087316 · 8/11/2023 · The Lincoln Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name
The Lincoln Electric Company
Location
22801 St Clair Avenue, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44117
NAICS
333992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was obtaining a sample from a mixing machine in the chemical department when their hand contacted the mixing blade. The employee sustained partial fingertip amputations to the middle and ring ringers. The machine was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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