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Colfor Manufacturing

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Colfor Manufacturing in MALVERN, OHIO
Employer Colfor Manufacturing Report ID 2015108060
Address 3255 Alliance Road NW City, State ZIP MALVERN, OHIO 44644
Event Date October 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, 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) 332111 Inspection # 1104079
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -81.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting a die on press #745 and his right pinky finger got caught between the filler ring and the filler die vent groove. The pinched finger was surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2015, a worker at Colfor Manufacturing in MALVERN, 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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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