Fuyao Glass America
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MORAINE, OHIO
| Employer | Fuyao Glass America | Report ID | 2019088821 |
| Address | 800 Fuyao Avenue | City, State ZIP | MORAINE, OHIO 45439 |
| Event Date | August 25, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.70000, -84.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was transferring a PVB table from the PVB stretch machine when the middle fingertip on his left hand was compressed between the PVB table and the base of the table holding the PVB table. As a result, he sustained a left middle fingertip tissue amputation (no bone loss or removal of fingernail).
Incident Summary
On August 25, 2019, a worker at Fuyao Glass America in MORAINE, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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