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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015074806 · 7/18/2015 · Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc.
Location
1546 Country Road 1450 North, HENRY, ILLINOIS, 61537
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the grinder for a spray dryer when a finger got caught in a pinch point between the fan blade and the opening to the fan blade housing. The employee sustained a left ring finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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