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Lehigh Cement Company, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lehigh Cement Company, LLC in MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO
Employer Lehigh Cement Company, LLC Report ID 2019033158
Address 8282 Middlebranch Rd. City, State ZIP MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO 44652
Event Date March 26, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327310 Inspection # 1390526
GPS Coordinates 40.90000, -81.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to clear cement from a cement silo knife gate. The gate closed on his left hand, amputating the tip of his little finger.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2019, a worker at Lehigh Cement Company, LLC in MIDDLEBRANCH, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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