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Aim Leasing Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GIRARD, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aim Leasing Company in GIRARD, OHIO
Employer Aim Leasing Company Report ID 2022043000
Address 1500 Trumbull Avenue City, State ZIP GIRARD, OHIO 44420
Event Date April 4, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 532120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.14000, -80.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee had a new piggyback brake chamber on the work bench and needed it caged. The employee was using a blow gun to simulate the brakes releasing so he could install the caging bolt. While installing the caging bolt by holding/squeezing the bolt, the blow gun lost its seal on the fitting, which caused the threads of the bolt to slide across his left fingers. The employee lost flesh from his middle finger, and to a much lesser extent his index finger.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2022, a worker at Aim Leasing Company in GIRARD, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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