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Heilind Electronics

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Heilind Electronics in MENTOR, OHIO
Employer Heilind Electronics Report ID 2020010902
Address 6240 Tin Man Road City, State ZIP MENTOR, OHIO 44060
Event Date January 28, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423690 Inspection # 1460311
GPS Coordinates 41.69000, -81.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming the a machine when the maintenance operator began to assist in the process. The maintenance operator activated the machine and it cycled while the employee's hand was inside, resulting in the partial amputation of the left thumb and full amputation of the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2020, a worker at Heilind Electronics in MENTOR, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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