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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025032096 · 3/5/2025 · Advanced Cryogenic Enterprises, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Advanced Cryogenic Enterprises, LLC
Location
1034 Home Avenue, AKRON, OHIO, 44310
NAICS
325991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging a granulator when the rotor pulled his fingers in. His left index, middle, and ring fingers, as well as his right thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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