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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063382 · 6/3/2015 · Tri Star Metals, LLC

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 during regular operation
Source
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tri Star Metals, LLC
Location
611 W Lamm Rd, FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, 61032
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was searching for the weld in the wire and suffered an amputation to the right index fingertip when the finger was pinched by the wire annealing machine.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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