Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc., 8877 Sherry Dr., PIQUA, OHIO 45356
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On February 8, 2018, an employee was cleaning out the bed of a die cast machine's C-frame while a die setter was changing the machine's piston. The employee attempted to remove something from the machine just as the die setter activated it. His right ring finger was then caught between the platen and the sleeve ring, amputating his fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Casting machinery
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