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SPRINGCO METAL COATING INC.

Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SPRINGCO METAL COATING INC. in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer SPRINGCO METAL COATING INC. Report ID 2016042926
Address 12500 ELMWOOD AVENUE City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44111
Event Date April 7, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 332812 Inspection # 1143952
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -81.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee working on the Phosphate Line was transferring parts from one bin to another bin when his left thumb was caught on the side of the bin and amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 7, 2016, a worker at SPRINGCO METAL COATING INC. in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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