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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087176 · 8/6/2024 · Thermoseal, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Extruding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Thermoseal, Inc.
Location
2350 Campbell Road, SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 6, 2024, an employee was unjamming an extrusion cutter machine when the blade actuated and contacted their left-hand fingers, resulting in an amputation to the index finger and a laceration to the middle finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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