Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lemfco, Inc.
Start: 1/6/2015

1 amputation · 2015010114 · 1/6/2015 · Lemfco, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Lemfco, Inc.
Location: 100 S. Commerce Street, GALENA, ILLINOIS, 61036
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about January 6, 2015, an employee was injured while attempting to remove a part that was stuck in the door of the Wheelabrator machine. Once the part was released from the door, the door shut on the employee's finger and amputated the tip of his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown