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Whirlpool Corporation, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Whirlpool Corporation, LLC in OTTAWA, OHIO
Employer Whirlpool Corporation, LLC Report ID 2018077057
Address 677 Woodland Dr City, State ZIP OTTAWA, OHIO 45875
Event Date July 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 335224 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.00000, -84.03000

Incident Narrative

On July 13, 2018, an employee was performing a change-over on a foamer. The employee was lowering the locking plate onto the plug; it was misaligned, and the employee pushed on it. The plate aligned and amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2018, a worker at Whirlpool Corporation, LLC in OTTAWA, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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