BARBERTON, OHIO—
Howmet Aerospace INC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Howmet Aerospace INC, 842 Norton Avenue, BARBERTON, OHIO 44203 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting equipment that produces aluminum wheels. They opened a chuck that a wheel was in and their finger was pinched between the dampener arm and the chuck pad, resulting in a laceration to their left ring finger. The finger was medically amputated.
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NILES, OHIO—
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
An employee was placing a metal shim on the right car of a grinder to align a square slab with the cart's material edge stop. The slab shifted and their left index finger was pinched between the slab and the shim, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip without bone loss.
NILES, OHIO—
HOWMET AEROSPACE, INC.
An employee was moving a pack on a shear table when they felt a sharp pain in their abdominal area, resulting in a hernia that required hospitalization.
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