Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Metallus
Start: 11/23/2024

1 amputation · 20241110905 · 11/23/2024 · Metallus

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 or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Hoppers except confined space
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Metallus
Location: 401 Industrial Drive, EATON, OHIO, 45320
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping a hopper full of machining chips into a larger scrap bin. When they reset the hopper, their right index finger was pinched between the frame and the hopper. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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