BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO—
EWH Spectrum LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at EWH Spectrum LLC, 221 W. Chillicothe Ave., BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO 43311 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was running terminals through a press machine when a terminal became jammed in the press. He was attempting to unjam the press when it was activated via the foot pedal. The press then partially amputated his left index finger.
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BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO—
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On February 22, 2021, an employee was walking in her work station when she bumped into some boxes. She fell, suffering a broken hip.
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An employee was counting wire harnesses when the employee tripped over a wire harness that was hanging over the edge of a barrel. The employee fell to the concrete ground on their right side and suffered a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
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