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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025076396 · 7/2/2025 · Cornerstone Crushing

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 unspecified
Source
Compactors, crushers, pulverizers earth, mineral
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Cornerstone Crushing
Location
918 Indian Bridge Lane, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments on the curtain of an apron machine when their right little finger became caught in the crushing unit of the machine. The employee sustained an amputation past the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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