Composite Technologies Co. LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — DAYTON, OHIO
| Employer | Composite Technologies Co. LLC | Report ID | 2024076570 |
| Address | 401 North Keowee Street | City, State ZIP | DAYTON, OHIO 45404 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors screw, auger |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1763314 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.77000, -84.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a material feeder/auger when the machine energized and amputated their right arm below the elbow. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2024, a worker at Composite Technologies Co. LLC in DAYTON, OHIO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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