MENTOR, OHIO—
PCC AIRFOILS, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PCC AIRFOILS, LLC, 8607 TYLER BLVD., MENTOR, OHIO 44060 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On or about 4/1/2015, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a maintenance employee received an amputation injury to his right thumb while operating a lathe. The employee was using an Emory-type cloth to smooth a part in the lathe when his glove got caught on the part, cloth, and/or machine, causing his injury. He was hospitalized.
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