Meteor Sealing Systems, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DOVER, OHIO
| Employer | Meteor Sealing Systems, LLC | Report ID | 2025043875 |
| Address | 400 S. Tuscarawas Avenue | City, State ZIP | DOVER, OHIO 44622 |
| Event Date | April 25, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326291 | Inspection # | 1820918 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.51000, -81.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing jammed material from an extruder machine. The employee reached their left hand through the unguarded opening between the extruder machine and the conveyor belt to manually dislodge the jam and contacted the moving chain and sprockets, resulting in an amputation to the left thumb.
Incident Summary
On April 25, 2025, a worker at Meteor Sealing Systems, LLC in DOVER, OHIO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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