VIKING FORGE CORP.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — STREETSBORO, OHIO
| Employer | VIKING FORGE CORP. | Report ID | 2018077401 |
| Address | 4500 CRANE CENTER DRIVE | City, State ZIP | STREETSBORO, OHIO 44241 |
| Event Date | July 21, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Dies, molds, patterns |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.27000, -81.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was completing a tooling repair on a set of trim dies. While he was maneuvering the trim component, he slipped and his left ring finger was caught between the two die components. He suffered a severe laceration and fracture to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On July 21, 2018, a worker at VIKING FORGE CORP. in STREETSBORO, OHIO suffered fractures to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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