CINCINNATI, OHIO—
Dystar Hilton Davis
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Dystar Hilton Davis, 2235 Langdon Farm Rd, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45237 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was helping to unclog a packaging machine when their fingers got caught in the machine, resulting in partial amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers on the right hand. The machine was energized at the time.
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