COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. in NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO
Employer COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. Report ID 2024054282
Address 2378 ST RT 345NE City, State ZIP NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO 43764
Event Date May 15, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Hoppers except confined space
Industry (NAICS) 336340 Inspection # 1749793
GPS Coordinates 39.71000, -82.22000

Incident Narrative

On May 15, 2024, an employee was emptying a scrap hopper with a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when their left hand was caught between the scrap hopper and the PIV fork. They sustained an amputation of the ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2024, a worker at COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. in NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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