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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024098411 · 9/10/2024 · Sun Chemical Corporation/ Sun Chemical Performance Pigments

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Valves, nozzles
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Sun Chemical Corporation/ Sun Chemical Performance Pigments
Location
3922 Bach Buxton Rd, AMELIA, OHIO, 45102
NAICS
325130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing an air-actuated valve on the ink pack out station. The ball valve closed and amputated his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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