MENTOR, OHIO—
The Wire Shop Inc.
Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Wire Shop Inc., 5959 Pinecone Drive, MENTOR, OHIO 44060 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was checking the gauging on an upper die shoe. The upper die shoe slipped/fell off the pins, and the employee turned and hit the cutting edge of the die. The employee sustained a left pointer finger soft tissue amputation.
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