ATLAS BOLT & SCREW, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ASHLAND, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ATLAS BOLT & SCREW, INC. in ASHLAND, OHIO
Employer ATLAS BOLT & SCREW, INC. Report ID 2016087881
Address 1628 TROY ROAD City, State ZIP ASHLAND, OHIO 44805
Event Date August 22, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332722 Inspection # 1173886
GPS Coordinates 40.88000, -82.31000

Incident Narrative

On August 22, 2016, an employee suffered a partial finger amputation while trying to unjam the hammer in the zinc mold department.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2016, a worker at ATLAS BOLT & SCREW, INC. in ASHLAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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