Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Toledo Molding & Die Inc., 1441 N. Maul Rd, TIFFIN, OHIO 44883
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was screwing a metal treaded stud into plastic. The employee's gloves became entangled with the stud, causing an injury to the right middle finger. The finger was medically amputated down to the first joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedTurning handtools-power not determined, unspecified
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