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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024098261 · 9/5/2024 · USA Vinyl 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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
USA Vinyl LLC
Location
5795 Green Point Drive, South, GROVEPORT, OHIO, 43125
NAICS
339950
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a notching machine when it came down on his finger, catching it in the machine's feeding area. The fingertip was crushed, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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