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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020026 · 2/3/2015 · Slidematic Precision Components, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Slidematic Precision Components, Inc.
Location
1303 Samuelson Road, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61109
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about February 3, 2015 at approximately 4:15 p.m., an employee was performing set-up on a cold heading machine and while jogging the machine over, he reached into the machine while simultaneously stepping on the brake, causing his fingers to be caught in-between the punch and the die on the machine. The employee suffered two fractured fingers and a finger tip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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