Shur-Co of Ohio
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ROOTSTOWN, OHIO
| Employer | Shur-Co of Ohio | Report ID | 2024010567 |
| Address | 4676 Lynn Road | City, State ZIP | ROOTSTOWN, OHIO 44272 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Wire, cables nonelectrified |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 339999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.11000, -81.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a cable to a trailer when the cable was caught and pulled from his left hand resulting in amputation of the left little fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2024, a worker at Shur-Co of Ohio in ROOTSTOWN, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with wire, cables nonelectrified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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