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Artiflex Mfg. LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WOOSTER, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Artiflex Mfg. LLC in WOOSTER, OHIO
Employer Artiflex Mfg. LLC Report ID 2015096610
Address 1425 E. Bowman Street City, State ZIP WOOSTER, OHIO 44691
Event Date September 10, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336370 Inspection # 1092093
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -81.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to set dies when his left hand got struck by the die as it was being lowered into the parallel. His left-hand middle finger was injured and had to be amputated to the second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2015, a worker at Artiflex Mfg. LLC in WOOSTER, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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