SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC. | Report ID | 2025021563 |
| Address | 2600 INTERNATIONAL STREET | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228 |
| Event Date | February 17, 2025 | 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 | Stamping machinery, presses except printing |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.00000, -83.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was working on the south side of a press while another employee was on the north side of the press, operating the die cart to insert a new die into the press. The injured employee noticed a couple of scrap metal parts in the die and went to grab the scrap pieces. The die caught the injured employee's right thumb tip against a hole in the press, causing a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 17, 2025, a worker at SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC. in COLUMBUS, 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 stamping machinery, presses except printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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