Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-09 | Botkins | Oh | Boomerang Rubber, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On July 9, 2021, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee was aligning a belt on the press conveyor and attempted to remove a piece of rubber underneath the conveyor when their right middle finger was caught between the cylinder and the conveyor, resulting in amputation at the proximal phalanx. The conveyor was running at the time. | |||||
2016-10-13 | Botkins | Ohio | Boomerang Rubber, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee suffered the amputation of four right hand fingers after their hand was caught in the smooth mill. |