Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at LayerZero Power Systems, Inc.
Start: 9/23/2024

1 amputation · 2024098880 · 9/23/2024 · LayerZero Power Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: LayerZero Power Systems, Inc.
Location: 1500 Danner Dr., AURORA, OHIO, 44202
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee set up the studs on a machine to prepare to run an order. The part was not level, causing the ram to bind during retraction. The employee's left glove got caught on the ram. This resulted in a thumb tip amputation and their left index finger was broken in multiple places.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown