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General Aluminum Mfg. Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at General Aluminum Mfg. Company in WAPAKONETA, OHIO
Employer General Aluminum Mfg. Company Report ID 2020010429
Address 13663 Short Rd. City, State ZIP WAPAKONETA, OHIO 45895
Event Date January 15, 2020 Outcome 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 Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331521 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.54000, -84.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a die plate with a hoist. The employee's finger was caught between the hoist hook and the die plate eyebolt, and the fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2020, a worker at General Aluminum Mfg. Company in WAPAKONETA, 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 amputation.

Context

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