OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221437791
TOPRE AMERICA CORPORATION
SPRINGFIELD, OH·
Event description
Employee amputates toes after using press die
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on February 13, 2022, an employee was getting ready to start a die change in a press. The employee was bringing a wire rope sling to the die area either did not hook the die up correctly, and it fell, or the loop was caught on the die and moved, causing it to fall on the employee's foot. It resulted in the amputation of three toes on the right foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 7013
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