Amputations

Name: Amputations at Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
Start: 10/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109937 · 10/27/2023 · Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc.
Location: 8877 Sherry Dr., PIQUA, OHIO, 45356
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working to hook an overhead crane to a die-cast mold. The hook of the crane struck the side of the mold and caused it to fall. The employee went to catch the mold and it fell on their left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown