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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087078 · 8/3/2024 · Howmet Aerospace INC

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 running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Howmet Aerospace INC
Location
842 Norton Avenue, BARBERTON, OHIO, 44203
NAICS
331524
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting equipment that produces aluminum wheels. They opened a chuck that a wheel was in and their finger was pinched between the dampener arm and the chuck pad, resulting in a laceration to their left ring finger. The finger was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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