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Rayco Manufacturing

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Amputations — WOOSTER, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rayco Manufacturing in WOOSTER, OHIO
Employer Rayco Manufacturing Report ID 2017098657
Address 4255 E. Lincoln Way City, State ZIP WOOSTER, OHIO 44691
Event Date September 8, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by dislodged flying object, particle Source of Injury Scrap metal
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -81.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was throwing scrap metal into a bin when the metal bounced back and pinched the employee's left pinky finger between the metal and the bin, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2017, a worker at Rayco Manufacturing in WOOSTER, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,165 severe injury reports involving "Struck by dislodged flying object, particle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by dislodged flying object, particle injuries.

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