Teijin Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Teijin Incorporated in CONNEAUT, OHIO
Employer Teijin Incorporated Report ID 2018043213
Address 333 GORE ROAD City, State ZIP CONNEAUT, OHIO 44030
Event Date April 4, 2018 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 Pressure fluid cutting machinery
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1307787
GPS Coordinates 41.93000, -80.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a water jet holding fixture into a water jet when the fixture became slightly misaligned with the left locating pin. When the fixture was lined up and fell into place, the employee's glove and right middle finger were caught in a pinch point between the fixture base and the bed of the water jet, resulting in the amputation of the distal tuft of the right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2018, a worker at Teijin Incorporated in CONNEAUT, 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 pressure fluid cutting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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