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Akron Foundry Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — AKRON, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Akron Foundry Company in AKRON, OHIO
Employer Akron Foundry Company Report ID 2021053860
Address 2728 WINGATE AVE. City, State ZIP AKRON, OHIO 44314
Event Date May 11, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331528 Inspection # 1532302
GPS Coordinates 41.02000, -81.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was finishing the prep work on a mold in a low-pressure tilt machine. The machine started up and cycled, causing amputation and crushing injuries to the employee's fingers and hand.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2021, a worker at Akron Foundry Company in AKRON, OHIO suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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