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Lincoln Electric Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lincoln Electric Company in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer Lincoln Electric Company Report ID 2016098823
Address 22801 St. Clair Ave. City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44117
Event Date September 17, 2016 Outcome 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 Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333992 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.58000, -81.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a forklift mounting plate from a shelf onto a pallet. The pallet was lifted on a forklift and the mounting plates were slid from a 3.5-feet-tall shelf to the pallet. The plates have a notch in them, and while the employee was guiding the second plate onto the pallet, his right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2016, a worker at Lincoln Electric Company in CLEVELAND, 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 vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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