Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Westlake Royal Building Products
Start: 3/31/2025

1 amputation · 2025032989 · 3/31/2025 · Westlake Royal Building Products

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: Westlake Royal Building Products
Location: 1441 Universal Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43207
NAICS: 327999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee opened a butterfly valve on a material hopper control panel and then went to clear a jam. The valve closed on his left hand. His left index and middle fingers were medically amputated above the knuckle.

Source

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