Buffalo Cartridge Company, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FINDLAY, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Buffalo Cartridge Company, Inc. in FINDLAY, OHIO
Employer Buffalo Cartridge Company, Inc. Report ID 2016054304
Address 1701 Broad Ave City, State ZIP FINDLAY, OHIO 45840
Event Date May 17, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332992 Inspection # 1150534
GPS Coordinates 41.05000, -83.66000

Incident Narrative

Employees are exposed to a caught by hazard from an unguarded ammunition loading machine, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2016, a worker at Buffalo Cartridge Company, Inc. in FINDLAY, OHIO suffered amputations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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