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DIE-MATIC CORPORATION

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DIE-MATIC CORPORATION in INDEPENDENCE, OHIO
Employer DIE-MATIC CORPORATION Report ID 2018087853
Address 201 EASTVIEW DR. City, State ZIP INDEPENDENCE, OHIO 44131
Event Date August 1, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332116 Inspection # 1342327
GPS Coordinates 41.42000, -81.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding a steel coil into a press. The material buckled; the employee was trying to free it with his right hand when it moved forward and pulled the hand in. His right index finger was caught and the tip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2018, a worker at DIE-MATIC CORPORATION in INDEPENDENCE, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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