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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096645 · 9/11/2015 · TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION
Location
607 N. Central Ave., WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS, 60191
NAICS
333414
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling a metal piece on an Arcotech rolling machine and got his right ring finger caught between the piece of metal and the roller. The employee's right ring finger was crushed resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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