TimkenSteel Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CANTON, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TimkenSteel Corporation in CANTON, OHIO
Employer TimkenSteel Corporation Report ID 2018077785
Address 2401 Gambrinus Ave City, State ZIP CANTON, OHIO 44706
Event Date July 31, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1336261
GPS Coordinates 40.77000, -81.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting material in a cutoff saw. The clamp to hold the material in place closed, pinching the employee's left little finger against the material. His fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2018, a worker at TimkenSteel Corporation in CANTON, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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