Midwest Manufacturing

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PIONEER, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Midwest Manufacturing in PIONEER, OHIO
Employer Midwest Manufacturing Report ID 2015052716
Address 14325 Tony Hwy. City, State ZIP PIONEER, OHIO 43554
Event Date May 8, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1063137
GPS Coordinates 41.67000, -84.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a concrete mixer when the mixer's blade pinched the employee's finger. The employee sustained a partial finger amputation and compound finger fracture on the right-hand, third finger. The mixer was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2015, a worker at Midwest Manufacturing in PIONEER, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with agitators, mixers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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