West & Barker, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NILES, OHIO
| Employer | West & Barker, Inc | Report ID | 20211210494 |
| Address | 950 Summit Ave | City, State ZIP | NILES, OHIO 44446 |
| Event Date | December 7, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1568307 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.17000, -80.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a fly knife on an extruder machine when their right thumb was caught by the fly knife, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2021, a worker at West & Barker, Inc in NILES, 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 extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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