CPG Building Products

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CPG Building Products in WILMINGTON, OHIO
Employer CPG Building Products Report ID 20241211129
Address 894 Prairie Road City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, OHIO 45177
Event Date December 2, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Hoists, lifts overhead, cable
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 333243 Inspection # 1791961
GPS Coordinates 39.45000, -83.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an air hoist to rotate a blending mill counter-clockwise. After he connected the hook to the mill, the hoist was raised and his hand was pinched between the hook block and the ring on the mill. The employee sustained a partial amputation of his right thumb.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2024, a worker at CPG Building Products in WILMINGTON, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with hoists, lifts overhead, cable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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