The Mack Iron Works Co

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SANDUSKY, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Mack Iron Works Co in SANDUSKY, OHIO
Employer The Mack Iron Works Co Report ID 2022010482
Address 124 Warren Street City, State ZIP SANDUSKY, OHIO 44870
Event Date January 18, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1574006
GPS Coordinates 41.45000, -82.70000

Incident Narrative

At 2:15 p.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was shearing 14-gauge alloy steel sheet material on a hydraulic shear. When the machine activated, the plunger of the hydraulic hold-down cylinder came down and crushed his left middle fingertip, causing an amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2022, a worker at The Mack Iron Works Co in SANDUSKY, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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