Worthington Industries
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CLEVELAND, OHIO
| Employer | Worthington Industries | Report ID | 2024087004 |
| Address | 4310 East 49th Street | City, State ZIP | CLEVELAND, OHIO 44125 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Rollers, cylinders | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331221 | Inspection # | 1767768 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.44000, -81.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were repairing a hydraulic cylinder. The injured employee was aligning a cylinder with a clevis at the holding table of a slitter to replace a holding pin. The cylinder shifted and amputated their left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2024, a worker at Worthington Industries in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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