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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065046 · 6/7/2024 · MOLD MASTERS INTL. LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
MOLD MASTERS INTL. LLC
Location
34300 Melinz Parkway, EASTLAKE, OHIO, 44095
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a wax die injection machine with the top of the die open. When the safety kickstand was released, the wax die mold's lid lowered onto their left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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