Anchor Manufacturing Group

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Anchor Manufacturing Group in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer Anchor Manufacturing Group Report ID 2015107572
Address 122200 Brook Park Road City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44130
Event Date October 11, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 326299 Inspection # 1100054
GPS Coordinates 41.37000, -81.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lining up two dies and caught their right index finger in the upper die resulting in a partial amputation of the finger.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2015, a worker at Anchor Manufacturing Group in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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.

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