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USA Vinyl LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at USA Vinyl LLC in GROVEPORT, OHIO
Employer USA Vinyl LLC Report ID 2024098261
Address 5795 Green Point Drive, South City, State ZIP GROVEPORT, OHIO 43125
Event Date September 5, 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 Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary Source "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems
Industry (NAICS) 339950 Inspection # 1776713
GPS Coordinates 39.85000, -82.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a notching machine when it came down on his finger, catching it in the machine's feeding area. The fingertip was crushed, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2024, a worker at USA Vinyl LLC in GROVEPORT, 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 boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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