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Norwalk Concrete Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NORWALK, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Norwalk Concrete Industries, Inc. in NORWALK, OHIO
Employer Norwalk Concrete Industries, Inc. Report ID 2015086197
Address 80 COMMERCE DR. City, State ZIP NORWALK, OHIO 44857
Event Date August 27, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Casting machinery
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1089452
GPS Coordinates 41.24000, -82.56000

Incident Narrative

On or about August 27, 2015, an employee suffered the amputation all four fingertips of the on the left hand. The employee was using a concrete molding machine and in the process of inflating the interior core pinched his/her fingers between the core and the mold.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2015, a worker at Norwalk Concrete Industries, Inc. in NORWALK, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with casting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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