SAINT MARYS, OHIO—
SETEX INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SETEX INC., 1111 MCKINELY RD., SAINT MARYS, OHIO 45885 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
The injured employee was training a co-worker in a weld cell and putting parts into the fixture. The injured employee's left middle finger got caught in the head rest clamp resulting in a partial amputation of the finger at the nailbed.
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