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OATEY Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at OATEY Corporation in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer OATEY Corporation Report ID 20191111905
Address 4700 West 160th Street City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44135
Event Date November 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 332913 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.42000, -81.81000

Incident Narrative

On 11/15/2019, an employee was prepping two molds on a prep table when the employee's right index fingertip was caught between the two molds, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2019, a worker at OATEY Corporation in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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