OTTAWA, OHIO—
Whirlpool Corporation, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Whirlpool Corporation, LLC, 677 Woodland Dr, OTTAWA, OHIO 45875 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On July 13, 2018, an employee was performing a change-over on a foamer. The employee was lowering the locking plate onto the plug; it was misaligned, and the employee pushed on it. The plate aligned and amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
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On October 7, 2018, an employee was putting cardboard into a baler when the machine's guard was lowered onto his finger, pinching his left little finger against the frame. The end of the finger was amputated.
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