MINERVA, OHIO—
PCC AIRFOILS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PCC AIRFOILS, 3860 UNION AVE. SE, MINERVA, OHIO 44657 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Employees were troubleshooting a cut-off saw used in the lab. The saw was locked out, but the pneumatic hold-down vice of the saw was not. The vice actuated and caught a maintenance employee's finger resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
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