JEFFERSON, OHIO·
KEN FORGING, INC.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at KEN FORGING, INC., 1049 Griggs Road, JEFFERSON, OHIO 44047 on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were loading a steel-forging die into a forging hammer. One employee was pushing the die into place on one end of the hammer with a forklift. The injured employee was on the opposite side of the hammer making adjustments to level the die. When the forklift pushed the die into place, the injured employee's right middle finger was pinched between the stationary leveler and the die., resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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