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PPG

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PPG in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer PPG Report ID 20191112274
Address 3800 W. 143 ST. City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44111
Event Date November 26, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Spray, paint booths
Industry (NAICS) 325510 Inspection # 1448836
GPS Coordinates 41.45000, -81.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an air-actuated spray booth damper when he sustained an amputation to his right thumb at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2019, a worker at PPG in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with spray, paint booths identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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