LOCKBOURNE, OHIO—
Dematic Corp
Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dematic Corp, 6301 Lasalle Drive, LOCKBOURNE, OHIO 43137 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was running a tagline of an elevated load (conveyor bed) during an installation. As the load was lifted, the tagline became twisted around the employee's thumb. As the load moved, the rope caused an open wound to the right thumb that resulted in a thumb tip amputation.
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