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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065404 · 6/18/2024 · RUF US, Inc.

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
Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
Source
Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
RUF US, Inc.
Location
771 Sugar Lane, ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 18, 2024, around 1:35 PM, an employee was rolling back a briquetting machine by hand when their little fingertip was caught and amputated between the belt and pulley.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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