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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015063596 · 6/11/2015 · S & C ELECTRIC COMPANY

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Plastic injection molding machinery

Employer

Name
S & C ELECTRIC COMPANY
Location
6601 N. RIDGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60626
NAICS
335313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was closing the injection molding door when his left hand glove along with the tip of his middle finger got caught between the door and the frame of the injection molding machine. The employee jerked his hand out and amputated his left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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