Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Advanced Composites, Inc.
Start: 12/9/2024

1 amputation · 20241211344 · 12/9/2024 · Advanced Composites, 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: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Advanced Composites, Inc.
Location: 1062 Fourth Ave., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working inside a silo room. As they went to clear plastic material (pellets) from the machine, they contacted the rotary valve at the bottom of the silo, resulting in the amputation of their left middle and ring fingers. The machine was not guarded and not locked out at the time.

Source

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