URBANA, OHIO—
American Pan Company
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Pan Company, 417 East Water Street, URBANA, OHIO 43078 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working to retrieve finished wire from a wire bender. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the blocks on the wire bender. The fingertip was amputated.
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