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SHARP TRANSIT, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SHARP TRANSIT, LLC in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
Employer SHARP TRANSIT, LLC Report ID 2019099693
Address 4400 South Charleston Pike City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
Event Date September 16, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 485111 Inspection # 1432666
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -83.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve a socket wrench attached to a truck when another employee started the truck. The flywheel then caught the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2019, a worker at SHARP TRANSIT, LLC in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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