Extrudex Aluminum Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — NORTH JACKSON, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Extrudex Aluminum Inc. in NORTH JACKSON, OHIO
Employer Extrudex Aluminum Inc. Report ID 2015020791
Address 12051 MAHONING AVE. City, State ZIP NORTH JACKSON, OHIO 44451
Event Date February 25, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331316 Inspection # 1049644
GPS Coordinates 41.09000, -80.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee working in the extrusion department was moving racking material with a crane when he pinched his left-hand, third fingertip between the hook and rack. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation and underwent out-patient surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2015, a worker at Extrudex Aluminum Inc. in NORTH JACKSON, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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