Amputations

Name: Amputations at Direct Pallet, Inc
Start: 8/26/2015

1 amputation · 2015086139 · 8/26/2015 · Direct Pallet, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Boring, routing, notching machines

Employer

Name: Direct Pallet, Inc
Location: 1144 St. Charles St., ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60120
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee sustained a serious injury when wiping wood dust residue from the notching machine. The machine caught his glove and pulled the employee's hand into the point of operation. The right hand was amputated.

Source

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