Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Start: 9/26/2024

1 amputation · 2024099000 · 9/26/2024 · Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location: 601 South Broad Street, KALIDA, OHIO, 45853
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working on a brake press and they were holding a 12-foot by 7-inch part. Employee 1 was operating the brake press and went to move the part, resulting in an amputation to his right ring finger at the first knuckle and partial amputations to his right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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