Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yamada North America, Inc., 9000 Columbus Cincinnati Road, SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO 45368
on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor belt when their left thumb tip was caught by the belt's chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation. The conveyor belt was not deenergized at the time of the incident.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Conveyors belt, slot, chain