Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Cheminstruments, Inc.
Start: 6/18/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024065399 · 6/18/2024 · Cheminstruments, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Shearing machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Cheminstruments, Inc.
Location: 510 Commercial Drive, FAIRFIELD, OHIO, 45014
NAICS: 334516
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding stainless steel (2 x 6) sheet metal into a shear machine inside the warehouse. The pressure plate on the shear machine crushed the employee's right index fingertip. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip pad.

Source

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