Amputations

Name: Amputations at Plews, Inc.
Start: 7/31/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015075306 · 7/31/2015 · Plews, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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, crimping machines

Employer

Name: Plews, Inc.
Location: 1550 Franklin Grove Rd, DIXON, ILLINOIS, 61021
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an auto-bend machine. She was inserting a piece of metal bar into the machine when her finger got caught in the machine. Her finger was smashed between the metal bar and the tubing, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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