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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015085909 · 8/19/2015 · Castwell Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Castwell Products, LLC
Location
7800 N. Austin Ave., SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, 60077
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a chisel. When he placed the chisel on the work blade, the grinding wheel caught the chisel through the work rest and pulled his left thumb into the grinding wheel. His left thumb was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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