TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE CORP.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
| Employer | TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE CORP. | Report ID | 2018021285 |
| Address | 515 E. GYPSY LANE | City, State ZIP | BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43402 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Dies, molds, patterns | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423310 | Inspection # | 1294875 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.35000, -83.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On February 7, 2018, an employee received a partial left middle finger amputation while changing a mold on a blow molding machine.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2018, a worker at TOLEDO MOLDING & DIE CORP. in BOWLING GREEN, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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