West Troy, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TROY, OHIO
| Employer | West Troy, LLC | Report ID | 2017054123 |
| Address | 650 Olympic Dr. | City, State ZIP | TROY, OHIO 45373 |
| Event Date | May 6, 2017 | 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 | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333514 | Inspection # | 1232427 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.04000, -84.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a machine and greasing a chain when a finger was caught in the machine's chain and sprocket resulting in partial amputation of the right thumb. The machine was not guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 6, 2017, a worker at West Troy, LLC in TROY, 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 machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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