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PIONEER FORGE, DIVISION OF POWERS & SONS, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — PIONEER, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PIONEER FORGE, DIVISION OF POWERS & SONS, LLC in PIONEER, OHIO
Employer PIONEER FORGE, DIVISION OF POWERS & SONS, LLC Report ID 2018010881
Address 101 INDUSTRIAL AVENUE City, State ZIP PIONEER, OHIO 43554
Event Date January 26, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332111 Inspection # 1291365
GPS Coordinates 41.68000, -84.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing steel guide plates when a guide plate fell on his left hand, crushing his third and fourth fingers and resulting in one surgical fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2018, a worker at PIONEER FORGE, DIVISION OF POWERS & SONS, LLC in PIONEER, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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