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Auto Insulation Manufacturer Faces Penalties Following Amputation

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | 0

An auto insulation manufacturer in suburban Toledo is facing $569,463 in proposed federal penalties after a machine cut off a 46-year-old worker's right hand, wrist and part of his forearm. Autoneum North America received citations from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on May 4 for three willful and two repeated violations of machine safety procedures. The company has 15 days to appeal the citations. OSHA’s investigation followed the Dec. 23 accident at Autoneum’s facility in Oregon, Ohio, in which the worker’s arm was caught in a shredding ma...

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