Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Deceuninck North America
Start: 3/15/2024

1 amputation · 2024032349 · 3/15/2024 · Deceuninck North America

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Rollers, calenders, dryers paper production
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Deceuninck North America
Location: 351 New Garver Rd., MONROE, OHIO, 45050
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding pieces of vinyl profiles into a laminator machine. The rollers on the machine pinched the employee's little finger, amputating some flesh and causing a fracture.

Source

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