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Ashta Chemicals Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — ASHTABULA, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ashta Chemicals Inc. in ASHTABULA, OHIO
Employer Ashta Chemicals Inc. Report ID 2019077068
Address 3509 Middle Road City, State ZIP ASHTABULA, OHIO 44004
Event Date July 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary Source Strapping
Industry (NAICS) 325180 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.90000, -80.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a truck. While positioning a steel chemical drum on a drum tipper apparatus, the drum slipped through the straps and pinched the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized for a severe laceration to the thumb.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2019, a worker at Ashta Chemicals Inc. in ASHTABULA, OHIO suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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