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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025021449 · 2/13/2025 · Ohio Valley Electric Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Clothing

Employer

Name
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
Location
5758 State Route 7 North, CHESHIRE, OHIO, 45620
NAICS
221112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were troubleshooting the gypsum conveyors. An employee's clothes got caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of their left arm at the shoulder and amputation of part of their left ear.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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