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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098227 · 9/7/2023 · Canton Drop Forge, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Canton Drop Forge, Inc.
Location
4575 SOUTHWAY ST. SW, CANTON, OHIO, 44706
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee used the emergency stop to turn off the trim press. Hydraulic pressure released out of the cylinder, allowing the press to come down onto the employee's hand and amputate two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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