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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032556 · 3/21/2024 · LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Buckets, baskets, pails
Secondary source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC
Location
550 LIBERTY ROAD, DELAWARE, OHIO, 43015
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 21, 2024, employees were using an aerial lift and a rope to lift a bucket out of a sand elevator. The rope broke and the equipment fell onto an employee's left hand, crushing it and resulting in fractures and a middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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