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PRECISION GEAR LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PRECISION GEAR LLC in TWINSBURG, OHIO
Employer PRECISION GEAR LLC Report ID 2019032856
Address 1900 MIDWAY DRIVE City, State ZIP TWINSBURG, OHIO 44087
Event Date March 19, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 332111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.31000, -81.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a stack of pallets so they would interlock and could be moved safely by his forklift. The pallets clicked into place, and his left middle finger was caught between them. The tip was partly amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2019, a worker at PRECISION GEAR LLC in TWINSBURG, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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