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Pilot Chemical Company of Ohio

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MIDDLETOWN, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pilot Chemical Company of Ohio in MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
Employer Pilot Chemical Company of Ohio Report ID 2021098401
Address 3439 Yankee Rd. City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 45044
Event Date September 29, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Gates
Industry (NAICS) 325611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.46000, -84.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping fix a front entrance gate where a chain was twisted. The employee's right ring finger was caught between a rail guide and the rail, and the fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 29, 2021, a worker at Pilot Chemical Company of Ohio in MIDDLETOWN, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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