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Toledo Molding & Die, LLC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BOWLING GREEN, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Toledo Molding & Die, LLC. in BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
Employer Toledo Molding & Die, LLC. Report ID 2023064939
Address 515 East Gypsy Lane Road City, State ZIP BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43402
Event Date June 5, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1675410
GPS Coordinates 41.35000, -83.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was blowing out a surge bin on a blow mold machine for a material changeover. When he went to clear material out of the top rotary air lock area, it opened and closed on his middle three fingers. The right ring, middle, and index fingers were amputated. The ring and middle fingers were surgically reattached.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2023, a worker at Toledo Molding & Die, LLC. in BOWLING GREEN, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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